Methods and compositions for making emamectin

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a family of P450 monooxygenases, each member of which regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. The P450 monooxgenases find use in methods and formulations for making emamectin from avermectin. Also disclosed are methods for purifying the P450 monooxygenases of the invention, binding agents that specifically bind to the P450 monooxygenases of the invention, and genetically engineered cells that express the P450 monooxygenases of the invention. Also disclosed are ferredoxins and ferredoxin reductases that are active with the P450 monooxygenases of the invention.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/291,149 filed May 16, 2001, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The invention relates to the field of agrochemicals, and in particular, to insecticides. More specifically, this invention relates to the derivatization of avermectin, particularly for the synthesis of emamectin.

[0004] 1. Summary of the Related Art

[0005] Emamectin is a potent insecticide and controls many pests such as thrips, leafminers, and worm pests including alfalfa caterpillar, beet armyworm, cabbage looper, corn earworm, cutworms, diamondback moth, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, and tomato pinworm. Emamectin (4″-deoxy-4″-epi-N-methylamino avermectin B1a/B1b) is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,874,749 and in Cvetovich, R. J. et al, J. Organic Chem. 59:7704-7708, 1994 (as MK-244).

[0006] U.S. Pat. No. 5,288,710 describes salts of emamectin that are especially valuable agrochemically. These salts of emamectin are valuable pesticides, especially for combating insects and representatives of the order Acarina. Some pests for which emamectin is useful in combating are listed in European Patent Application EP-A 736,252.

[0007] One drawback to the use of emamectin is the difficulty of its synthesis from avermectin. This is due to the first step of the process, which is the most costly and time-consuming step of producing emamectin, in which the 4″-carbinol group of avermectin must be oxidized to a ketone. The oxidation of the 4″-carbinol group is problematic due to the presence of two other hydroxyl groups on the molecule that must be chemically protected before oxidation and deprotected after oxidation. Thus, this first step, significantly increases the overall cost and time of producing emamectin from avermectin.

[0008] Because of the efficacy and potency of emamectin as an insecticide, there is a need to develop a cost and time effective method and/or reagent for regioselectively oxidizing the 4″-carbinol group of avermectin to produce 4″-keto-avermectin, which is a necessary intermediate for producing emamectin from avermectin.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The invention provides a novel family of P450 monooxygenases, each member of which is able to regioselectively oxidize the 4″-carbinol group of unprotected avermectin, thereby resulting in a cheap, effective method to produce 4″-keto-avermectin, a necessary intermediate in the production of emamectin. The invention allows elimination of the costly, time-consuming steps of (1) chemically protecting the two other hydroxyl groups on the avermectin molecule prior to oxidation of the 4″-carbinol group that must be chemically protected before oxidation; and (2) chemically deprotecting these two other hydroxyl groups after oxidation. The invention thus provides reagents and methods for significantly reducing the overall cost of producing emamectin from avermectin.

[0010] Accordingly, in one aspect, the invention provides a purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide that exhibits an enzymatic activity of a P450 monooxygenase and is capable of regioselectively oxidizing the alcohol at position 4″ of a compound of formula (II), in free form or in salt form

[0011] wherein R₁-R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and the bonds marked with A, B, C, D, E and F indicate, independently of each other, that two adjacent carbon atoms are connected by a double bond, a single bond, a single bond and a epoxide bridge of the formula

[0012] or a single bond and a methylene bridge of the formula

[0013] including, where applicable, an E/Z isomer, a mixture of E/Z isomers, and/or a tautomer thereof, in order to produce a compound of the formula (III), in free form or in salt form

[0014] in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the meanings given for formula (II).

[0015] In another aspect, the invention provides a purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 66% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 31,SEQ ID NO: 33, or SEQ ID NO: 94. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 33, or SEQ ID NO: 94. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 33, or SEQ ID NO: 94. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 33, or SEQ ID NO: 94.

[0016] In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 33, or SEQ ID NO: 94.

[0017] In particular embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule is isolated from a Streptomyces strain. In certain embodiments, the Streptomyces strain is selected from the group consisting of Streptomyces tubercidicus, Streptomyces lydicus, Streptomyces platensis, Streptomyces chattanoogensis, Streptomyces kasugaensis, Streptomyces rimosus, and Streptomyces albofaciens.

[0018] In some embodiments of this aspect, the nucleic acid molecule further comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a tag which is linked to the P450 monooxygenase via a covalent bond. In certain embodiments, the tag is selected from the group consisting of a His tag, a GST tag, an HA tag, a HSV tag, a Myc-tag, and VSV-G-Tag.

[0019] In another aspect, the invention provides a purified polypeptide that exhibits an enzymatic activity of a P450 monooxygenase and is capable of regioselectively oxidizing the alcohol at position 4″ of a compound of formula (II), in free form or in salt form

[0020] wherein R₁-R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and the bonds marked with A, B, C, D, E and F indicate, independently of each other, that two adjacent carbon atoms are connected by a double bond, a single bond, a single bond and a epoxide bridge of the formula

[0021] or a single bond and a methylene bridge of the formula

[0022] including, where applicable, an E/Z isomer, a mixture of E/Z isomers, and/or a tautomer thereof, in order to produce a compound of the formula (III), in free form or in salt form

[0023] in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the meanings given for formula (II).

[0024] In another aspect, the invention provides a purified P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In some embodiments, the P450 monooxygenase comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 50% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2. In some embodiments, the P450 monooxygenase comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 60% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95. In certain embodiments, the P450 monooxygenase comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95. In some embodiments, the P450 monooxygenase comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95. In some embodiments, the P450 monooxygenase comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95. In certain embodiments, the P450 monooxygenase comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95.

[0025] In some embodiments of this aspect of the invention, the P450 monooxygenase comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, and SEQ ID NO: 95.

[0026] In certain embodiments, the P450 monooxygenase further comprises a tag. In some embodiments, the tag is selected from the group consisting of a His tag, a GST tag, an HA tag, a HSV tag, a Myc-tag, and VSV-G-Tag.

[0027] In another aspect, the invention provides a binding agent that specifically binds to a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In some embodiments, the binding agent is an antibody. In certain embodiments, the antibody is a polyclonal antibody or a monoclonal antibody.

[0028] In yet another aspect, the invention provides a family of P450 monooxygenase polypeptides, wherein each member of the family regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In certain embodiments, each member of the family comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 50% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2. In certain embodiments, each member of the family comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 60% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95. In some embodiments, each member of the family comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95. In certain embodiments, each member of the family comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95. In some embodiments, each member of the family comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95. In certain embodiments, each member of the family comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95. In some embodiments of this aspect of the invention, each member of the family comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, and SEQ ID NO: 95.

[0029] In still another aspect, the invention provides a cell genetically engineered to comprise a nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule is positioned for expression in the cell. In certain embodiments, the cell further comprises a nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin protein. In some embodiments, the cell further comprises a nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin reductase protein.

[0030] In certain embodiments, the cell is a genetically engineered Streptomyces strain. In some embodiments, the cell is a genetically engineered Streptomyces lividans strain. In particular embodiments, the genetically engineered Streptomyces lividans strain has NRRL Designation No. B-30478. In particular embodiments, the cell is a genetically engineered Pseudomonas strain. In some embodiments, the cell is a genetically engineered Pseudomonas putida strain. In certain embodiments, the genetically engineered Pseudomonas putida strain has NRRL Designation No. B-30479. In some embodiments, the cell is a genetically engineered Escherichia coli strain.

[0031] In another aspect, the invention provides a purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is isolated from a Streptomyces strain comprising a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin of the invention comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 81% identical to SEQ ID NO: 35 or SEQ ID NO: 37. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 85%, or at least 90%, or at least 95%, or at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO: 35 or SEQ ID NO: 37. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin of the invention comprises or consists essentially of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35 or SEQ ID NO: 37.

[0032] In yet another aspect, the invention provides a purified ferredoxin protein, wherein the ferredoxin protein is isolated from a Streptomyces strain comprising a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In certain embodiments, the ferredoxin of the invention comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 36 or SEQ ID NO: 38. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 85%, or at least 90%, or at least 95%, or at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO: 36 or SEQ ID NO: 38. In particular embodiments, the ferredoxin of the invention comprises or consists essentially of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36 or SEQ ID NO: 38.

[0033] In another aspect, the invention provides a purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin reductase, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is isolated from a Streptomyces strain comprising a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin reductase of the invention comprises or consists essentially of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 98, SEQ ID NO: 100, SEQ ID NO: 102, or SEQ ID NO: 104.

[0034] In yet another aspect, the invention provides a purified ferredoxin reductase protein, wherein the ferredoxin reductase protein is isolated from a Streptomyces strain comprising a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In certain embodiments, the ferredoxin reductase of the invention comprises or consists essentially of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, SEQ ID NO: 101, SEQ ID NO: 103, or SEQ ID NO: 105.

[0035] In another aspect, the invention provides a process for the preparation a compound of the formula (I) in free form or in salt form

[0036] in which R₁-R₉ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and the bonds marked with A, B, C, D, E, and F indicate, independently of each other, that two adjacent carbon atoms are connected by a double bond, a single bond, a single bond and a epoxide bridge of the formula

[0037] or a single bond and a methylene bridge of the formula

[0038] including, where applicable, an E/Z isomer, a mixture of E/Z isomers, and/or a tautomer thereof, which process comprises

[0039] 1) bringing a compound of the formula (II), in free form or in salt form

[0040] wherein R₁-R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; and m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the same meanings as given for formula (I) above, into contact with a polypeptide according to the invention that regioselectively oxidizes the alcohol at position 4″in order to form a compound of the formula (III), in free form or in salt form

[0041] in which R₁-R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; and m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the meanings given for formula (I); and

[0042] 2) reacting the compound of the formula (III) with an amine of the formula HN(R₈)R₉, wherein R₈ and R₉ have the same meanings as given for formula (I), and which is known, in the presence of a reducing agent; and, in each case, if desired, converting a compound of formula (I) obtainable in accordance with the process or by another method, or an E/Z isomer or tautomer thereof, in each case in free form or in salt form, into a different compound of formula (I) or an E/Z isomer or tautomer thereof, in each case in free form or in salt form, separating a mixture of E/Z isomers obtainable in accordance with the process and isolating the desired isomer, and/or converting a free compound of formula (I) obtainable in accordance with the process or by another method, or an E/Z isomer or tautomer thereof, into a salt or converting a salt, obtainable in accordance with the process or by another method, of a compound of formula (I) or of an E/Z isomer or tautomer thereof into the free compound of formula (I) or an E/Z isomer or tautomer thereof or into a different salt.

[0043] In some embodiments, the compound of formula (II) is further brought into contact with a polypeptide according to the invention exhibiting an enzymatic activity of a ferredoxin. In certain embodiments, the compound of formula (II) is further brought into contact with a polypeptide according to the invention exhibiting an enzymatic activity of a ferredoxin reductase. In some embodiments, the compound of formula (II) is further brought into contact with a reducing agent (e.g., NADH or NADPH).

[0044] In still a further embodiment, the invention provides a process for the preparation of a compound of the formula (III), in free form or in salt form

[0045] in which R₁-R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and the bonds marked with A, B, C, D, E and F indicate, independently of each other, that two adjacent carbon atoms are connected by a double bond, a single bond, a single bond and a epoxide bridge of the formula

[0046] or a single bond and a methylene bridge of the formula

[0047] including, where applicable, an E/Z isomer, a mixture of E/Z isomers, and/or a tautomer thereof, which process comprises bringing a compound of the formula (II), in free form or in salt form

[0048] wherein R₁-R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; and m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the same meanings as given for formula (III) above, into contact with a polypeptide according to the invention that regioselectively oxidizes the alcohol at position 4″, and maintaining said contact for a time sufficient for the oxidation reaction to occur and isolating and purifying the compound of formula (III).

[0049] In yet another embodiment, the invention provides a process according to the invention for the preparation of a compound of the formula (I), in which n is 1; m is 1; A is a double bond; B is single bond or a double bond; C is a double bond; D is a single bond; E is a double bond; F is a double bond, or a single bond and a epoxy bridge, or a single bond and a methylene bridge; R₁, R₂ and R₃ are H; R₄ is methyl; R₅ is C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl or C₂-C₁₀-alkenyl; R₆ is H; R₇ is OH; R₈ and R₉ are independently of each other H; C₁-C₁₀-alkyl or C₁-C₁₀-acyl, or together form —(CH₂)_(q)—, where q is 4, 5 or 6.

[0050] In still another embodiment, the invention provides a process according to the invention for the preparation of a compound of the formula (I), in which n is 1; m is 1; A, B, C, E and F are double bonds; D is a single bond; R₁, R₂, and R₃ are H; R₄ is methyl; R₅ is s-butyl or isopropyl; R₆ is H; R₇ is OH; R₈ is methyl; and R₉ is H.

[0051] In still another embodiment, the invention provides a process according to the invention for the preparation of 4″-deoxy-4″-N-methylamino avermectin B_(1a)/B_(1b) benzoate salt.

[0052] In another aspect, the invention provides a method for making emamectin. The method comprises adding a P450 monooxygenase, that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin, to a reaction mixture comprising avermectin and incubating the reaction mixture under conditions that allow the P450 monooxygenase to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In some embodiments, the reaction mixture further comprises a ferredoxin. In certain embodiments, the reaction mixture further comprises a ferredoxin reductase. In some embodiments, the reaction mixture further comprises a reducing agent (e.g., NADH or NADPH).

[0053] In still another aspect, the invention provides a formulation for making a compound of formula (I) comprising a polypeptide according to the invention exhibiting a P450 monooxygenase activity that is capable of regioselectively oxidising the alcohol at position 4″ in order to form a compound of formula (II). In some embodiments, the formulation further comprises a polypeptide according to the invention exhibiting an enzymatic activity of a ferredoxin (e.g., a ferredoxin from cell or strain from which the P450 monooxygenase was isolated or derived).

[0054] In still another aspect, the invention provides a formulation for making emamectin comprising a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In some embodiments, the formulation further comprises a ferredoxin (e.g., a ferredoxin from cell or strain from which the P450 monooxygenase was isolated or derived). In certain embodiments, the formulation further comprises a ferredoxin reductase (e.g., a ferredoxin reductase from cell or strain from which the P450 monooxygenase was isolated or derived). In some embodiments, the formulation further comprises a reducing agent (e.g., NADH or NADPH). dr

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0055]FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic representations of an HPLC chromatogram (FIG. 1A) and data (FIG. 1B) showing the conversion of avermectin B1a to 4″-hydroxy-avermectin B1a and 4″-keto-avermectin B1a (also called 4″-oxo-avermectin B1a) and a side product from the biocatalysis reaction by a non-limiting P450 monooxygenase of the invention, P450_(Ema1). The HPLC chromatogram using HPLC protocol I to resolve the products is shown in FIG. 1A, and the peaks are identified in FIG. 1B by their retention times. The Y-axis of FIG. 1A shows the milli-absorbance units (mAU) at 243 nm.

[0056]FIG. 2 is a representation of an HPLC chromatogram showing the increased biocatalysis activity (ie., the ability to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin) by Streptomyces tubercidicus R-922 UV Mutant as compared to wild-type Streptomyces tubercidicus R-922. The Y-axis shows the milli-absorbance units (mAU) at 243 nm.

[0057]FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of the alignment of the deduced amino acid sequences of P450 gene-specific PCR fragments derived from Streptomyces tubercidicus strain R-922 and the P450 monooxygenase from S. thermotolerans that is involved in the synthesis of carbomycin (Stol-ORFA) (GenBank Accession No. D30759) by the program Pretty from the University of Wisconsin Package version 10.1 (Altschul et al., Nucl. Acids Res. 25:3389-3402). Only the portion of Stol-ORFA that is homologous to the PCR fragments is shown. The O₂ and heme binding sites at each end are indicated. The consensus sequence is shown on the bottom line and includes only those residues that are completely conserved in all sequences compared.

[0058]FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of the alignment of the deduced amino acid sequences of P450 gene-specific PCR fragments derived from Streptomyces strain I-1529 and the P450 monooxygenase from S. thermotolerans that is involved in the synthesis of carbomycin (Stol-ORFA) (GenBank Accession No. D30759) by Pretty. Only the portion of Stol-ORFA that is homologous to the PCR fragments is shown. The O₂ and heme binding sites at each end are indicated. The consensus sequence is shown on the bottom line and includes only those residues that are completely conserved in all sequences compared.

[0059]FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of the alignment of the deduced amino acid sequence of the 600 bp P450 gene fragment from Example VIII with the amino acid sequences of peptide fragments derived from purified P450_(Ema1) enzyme from Example VII.

[0060]FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of the alignment of the deduced amino acid sequence of two non-limiting P450 monooxygenases of the invention, namely from Streptomyces strains R-922 and I-1529, that are involved in emamectin biosynthesis. These are compared to the amino acid sequence of a P450 monooxygenase from S. thermotolerans that is involved in the synthesis of carbomycin (Carb-P450) (GenBank Accession No. D30759). Conserved residues in all three P450's are shown on the bottom line of the figure as the “consensus” sequence.

[0061]FIG. 7 is a diagrammatic representation showing a map of plasmid pTBBKA. Recognition sites by the indicated restriction endonucleases are shown, along with the location of the site in the nucleotide sequence of the plasmid. Also shown are genes (e.g., kanamycin resistance “KanR”), and other functional aspects (e.g., Tip promoter) contained in the plasmid.

[0062]FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic representation showing a map of plasmid pTUA1A. Recognition sites by the indicated restriction endonucleases are shown, along with the location of the site in the nucleotide sequence of the plasmid. Also shown are genes (e.g., ampicillin resistance “AmpR”) and other functional aspects (e.g., Tip promoter) contained in the plasmid.

[0063]FIG. 9 is a representation of an HPLC chromatogram showing the oxidation of avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin by S. lividans transformed with the pTBBKA-ema1, following induction of ema1 expression with 0, 0,5, or 5.0 μg/ml thiostrepton. The Y-axis shows the milli-absorbance units (mAU) at 243 nm.

[0064]FIG. 10 is a diagrammatic representation of a phylogenetic tree showing the relationships between the seventeen ema genes described herein based on the deduced amino acid sequences of their protein products.

[0065]FIG. 11 is a diagrammatic representation showing a map of plasmid pRK-ema1/fd233. This plasmid was derived by ligating a Bg1II fragment containing the ema1 and fd233 genes organized on a single transcriptional unit into the Bg1II site of the broad host-range plasmid pRK290. The ema1/fd233 genes are expressed by the tac promoter (Ptac), and they are followed by the tac terminator (Ttac). Restriction endonuclease recognition sites shown are Bg1II “B”; EcoRI “E”; PacI “Pc”; PmeI “Pm”; and Sa1I “S.”

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0066] The patent and scientific literature referred to herein establishes knowledge that is available to those with skill in the art. The issued patents, applications, and references, including GenBank database sequences, that are cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference. Any conflict between any reference cited herein and the specific teachings of this specification shall be resolved in favor of the latter. Likewise, any conflict between an art-understood definition of a word or phrase and a definition of the word or phrase as specifically taught in this specification shall be resolved in favor of the latter.

[0067] More particularly, the family of polypeptides according to the invention may be used in a process for the preparation a compound of the formula (I), in free form or in salt form

[0068] in which R₁-R₉ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and the bonds marked with A, B, C, D, E and F indicate, independently of each other, that two adjacent carbon atoms are connected by a double bond, a single bond, a single bond and a epoxide bridge of the formula

[0069] or a single bond and a methylene bridge of the formula

[0070] including, where applicable, an E/Z isomer, a mixture of E/Z isomers, and/or a tautomer thereof, which process comprises

[0071] 1) bringing a compound of the formula (II), in free form or in salt form

[0072] wherein R₁-R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; and m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the same meanings as given for formula (I) above, into contact with a polypeptide according to the invention which exhibits an enzymatic activity of a P450 monooxygenases and is capable of regioselectively oxidizing the alcohol at position 4″ of formula (II) in order to produce a compound of the formula (III), in free form or in salt form

[0073] in which R₁-R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; and m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the meanings given for formula (I); and

[0074] 2) reacting the compound of the formula (III) with an amine of the formula HN(R₈)R₉, wherein R₈ and R₉ have the same meanings as given for formula (I), and which is known, in the presence of a reducing agent; and, in each case, if desired, converting a compound of formula (I) obtainable in accordance with the process or by another method, or an E/Z isomer or tautomer thereof, in each case in free form or in salt form, into a different compound of formula (I) or an E/Z isomer or tautomer thereof, in each case in free form or in salt form, separating a mixture of E/Z isomers obtainable in accordance with the process and isolating the desired isomer, and/or converting a free compound of formula (I) obtainable in accordance with the process or by another method, or an E/Z isomer or tautomer thereof, into a salt or converting a salt, obtainable in accordance with the process or by another method, of a compound of formula (I) or of an E/Z isomer or tautomer thereof into the free compound of formula (I) or an E/Z isomer or tautomer thereof or into a different salt.

[0075] Methods of synthesis for the compounds of formula (I) are described in the literature. It has been found, however, that the processes known in the literature cause considerable problems during production basically on account of the low yields and the tedious procedures which have to be used. Accordingly, the known processes are not satisfactory in that respect, giving rise to the need to make available improved preparation processes for those compounds.

[0076] The compounds (I), (II) and (III) may be in the form of tautomers. Accordingly, hereinbefore and hereinafter, where appropriate the compounds (I), (II) and (III) are to be understood to include corresponding tautomers, even if the latter are not specifically mentioned in each case.

[0077] The compounds (I), (II), and (III) are capable of forming acid addition salts. Those salts are formed, for example, with strong inorganic acids, such as mineral acids, for example perchloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, nitrous acid, a phosphoric acid or a hydrohalic acid, with strong organic carboxylic acids, such as unsubstituted or substituted, for example halo-substituted, C₁-C₄alkanecarboxylic acids, for example acetic acid, saturated or unsaturated dicarboxylic acids, for example oxalic, malonic, succinic, maleic, fumaric or phthalic acid, hydroxycarboxylic acids, for example ascorbic, lactic, malic, tartaric or citric acid, or benzoic acid, or with organic sulfonic acids, such as unsubstituted or substituted, for example halo-substituted, C₁-C₄alkane- or aryl-sulfonic acids, for example methane- or p-toluene-sulfonic acid. Furthermore, compounds of formula (I), (II), and (III) having at least one acidic group are capable of forming salts with bases. Suitable salts with bases are, for example, metal salts, such as alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts, for example sodium, potassium or magnesium salts, or salts with ammonia or an organic amine, such as morpholine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, a mono-, di- or tri-lower alkylamine, for example ethyl-, diethyl-, triethyl- or dimethyl-propyl-amine, or a mono-, di- or tri-hydroxy-lower alkylamine, for example mono-, di- or tri-ethanolamine. In addition, corresponding internal salts may also be formed. Particularly useful, within the scope of the invention, are agrochemically advantageous salts. In view of the close relationship between the compounds of formula (I), (II) and (III) in free form and in the form of their salts, any reference hereinbefore or hereinafter to the free compounds of formula (I), (II) and (III) or to their respective salts is to be understood as including also the corresponding salts or the free compounds of formula (I), (II) and (III), where appropriate and expedient. The same applies in the case of tautomers of compounds of formula (I), (II) and (III) and the salts thereof. The free form is generally useful in each case.

[0078] Useful, within the scope of this invention, is a process for the preparation of compounds of the formula (I), in which n is 1; m is 1; A is a double bond; B is single bond or a double bond; C is a double bond; D is a single bond; E is a double bond; F is a double bond, or a single bond and a epoxy bridge, or a single bond and a methylene bridge; R₁, R₂ and R₃ are H; R₄ is methyl; R₅ is C₁-C₁₀-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl or C₂-C₁₀-alkenyl; R₆ is H; R₇ is OH; R₈ and R₉ are independently of each other H; C₁-C₁₀-alkyl or C₁-C₁₀-acyl, or together form —(CH₂)_(q)—; and q is 4, 5 or 6.

[0079] Especially useful within the scope of this invention is a process for the preparation of a compound of the formula (I) in which n is 1; m is 1; A, B, C, E and F are double bonds; D is a single bond; R₁, R₂, and R₃ are H; R₄ is methyl; R₅ is s-butyl or isopropyl; R₆ is H; R₇ is OH; R8 is methyl; and R₉ is H.

[0080] Very especially useful is a process for the preparation of emamectin, more particularly the benzoate salt of emamectin. Emamectin is a mixture of 4″-deoxy-4″-N-methylamino avermectin B_(1a)/B_(1b) and is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,4874,749 and as MK-244 in J. Organic Chem. 59:7704-7708, 1994. Salts of emamectin that are especially valuable agrochemically are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,288,710. Each member of this family of peptides exhibiting an enzymatic activity of a P450 monooxygenases as described hereinbefore is able to oxidize unprotected avermectin regioselectively at position 4″, thus opening a new and more economical route for the production of emamectin.

[0081] The family members each catalyze the following reaction:

[0082] Accordingly, the invention provides a purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide that exhibits an enzymatic activity of a P450 monooxygenase and is capable of regioselectively oxidizing the alcohol at position 4″ of a compound of formula (II) such as avermectin in order to produce a compound of formula (III), but especially 4″-keto-avermectin.

[0083] In particular, the invention provides a purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. A “nucleic acid molecule” refers to single-stranded or double-stranded polynucleotides, such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA), or analogs of either DNA or RNA.

[0084] The invention also provides a purified P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. As used herein, by “purified” is meant a nucleic acid molecule or polypeptide (e.g., an enzyme or antibody) that has been separated from components which naturally accompany it. For example, in the case of a nucleic acid molecule, the purified nucleic acid molecule is separated from nucleotide sequences, such as promoter or enhancer sequences, that flank the nucleic acid molecule as it naturally occurs in the chromosome. In the case of a protein, the purified protein is separated from components, such as other proteins or fragments of cell membrane, that accompany it in the cell. Of course, those of ordinary skill in molecular biology will understand that water, buffers, and other small molecules may additionally be present in a purified nucleic acid molecule or purified protein preparation. A purified nucleic acid molecule or purified polypeptide (e.g., enzyme) of the invention that is at least 95% by weight, or at least 98% by weight, or at least 99% by weight, or 100% by weight free of components which naturally accompany the nucleic acid molecule or polypeptide.

[0085] According to the invention, a purified nucleic acid molecule may be generated, for example, by excising the nucleic acid molecule from the chromosome. It may then be ligated into an expression plasmid. Other methods for generating a purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase of the invention are available and include, without limitation, artificial synthesis of the nucleic acid molecule on a nucleic acid synthesizer.

[0086] Similarly, a purified P450 monooxygenase of the invention may be generated, for example, by recombinant expression of a nucleic acid molecule encoding the P450 monooxygenase in a cell in which the P450 monooxygenase does not naturally occur. Of course, other methods for obtaining a purified P450 monooxygenase of the invention include, without limitation, artificial synthesis of the P450 monooxygenase on a peptide synthesizer and isolation of the P450 monooxygenase from a cell in which it naturally occurs using, e.g., an antibody that specifically binds the P450 monooxygenase.

[0087] Biotransformations of secondary alcohols to ketones by Streptomyces bacteria are known to be catalyzed by dehydrogenases or oxidases. However, prior to the present discovery of the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase from Streptomyces tubercidicus strain R-922 responsible for the regioselective oxidation of avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin, no experimental data of another cytochrome P450 monooxygenase from Streptomyces to oxidize a secondary alcohol to a ketone had been reported.

[0088] According to some embodiments of the invention, the nucleic acid molecule and/or the polypeptide encoded by the nucleic acid molecule are isolated from a Streptomyces strain. Thus, the nucleic acid molecule (or polypeptide encoded thereby) may be isolated from, without limitation, Streptomyces tubercidicus, Streptomyces lydicus, Streptomyces platensis, Streptomyces chattanoogensis, Streptomyces kasugaensis, Streptomyces rimosus, or Streptomyces albofaciens.

[0089] As described below, an entire family of P450 monooxygenases capable of regioselectively oxidizing avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin has been discovered. All of these family members are related by at least 60% identity at the amino acid level. A useful nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase of the invention comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 33, or SEQ ID NO: 94. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase of the invention comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 80% identical; or at least 85% identical; or at least 90% identical; or at least 95% identical; or at least 98% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO:I 1, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 33, or SEQ ID NO: 94.

[0090] Similarly, the invention provides a purified P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin which, in some embodiments, comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 60% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95. In certain embodiments, the purified P450 monooxygenase of the invention comprises or consists essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 70% identical; or at least 80% identical; or at least 90% identical; or at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95.

[0091] In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase of the invention comprises or consists essentially of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 33, or SEQ ID NO: 94. Similarly, the P450 monooxygenase of the invention, in some embodiments, comprises or consists essentially of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95.

[0092] One non-limiting source of a purified P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin is the cell-free extract described in the examples below. Another method for purifying a P450 monooxygenase in accordance with the invention is to attach a tag to the protein, thereby facilitating its purification. Accordingly, the invention provides a P450 monooxygenase which regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin, wherein the P450 monooxygenase is covalently bound to a tag. The invention further provides a nucleic acid molecule encoding such a tagged P450 monooxygenase.

[0093] As used herein, a “tag” is meant a peptide or other molecule covalently bound to a polypeptide of the invention, whereby a binding agent (e.g., a polypeptide or molecule) specifically binds the tag. In accordance with the invention, by “specifically binds” is meant that the binding agent (e.g., an antibody or Ni²⁺resin) recognizes and binds to a particular polypeptide or chemical but does not substantially recognize or bind to other molecules in the sample. In some embodiments, a binding agent that specifically binds a ligand forms an association with that ligand with an affinity of at least 10⁶M⁻¹, or at least 10⁷M⁻¹, or at least 10⁸M⁻¹, or at least 10⁹M⁻¹ either in water, under physiological conditions, or under conditions which approximate physiological conditions with respect to ionic strength, e.g., 140 mM NaCl, 5 mM MgCl₂. For example, a His tag is specifically bound by nickel (e.g., the Ni²⁺-charged column commercially available as His•Bind® Resin from Novagen Inc, Madison, Wis.). Likewise, a Myc tag is specifically bound by an antibody that specifically binds Myc.

[0094] As described below, a his tag is attached to the P450 monooxygenases of the invention by generating a nucleic acid molecule encoding the His-tagged polypeptide, and expressing the polypeptide in E. coli. These polypeptides, once expressed by E. coli, are readily purified by standard techniques (e.g., using one of the His•Bind® Kits commercially available from Novagen or using the TALON™ Resin (and manufacturer's instructions) commercially available from Clontech Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, Calif.).

[0095] Additional tags may be attached to any or all of the P450 monooxygenases of the invention to facilitate purification. These tags include, without limitation, the HA-Tag (amino acid sequence: YPYDVPDYA (SEQ ID NO: 39)), the Myc-tag (amino acid sequence: EQKLISEEDL (SEQ ID NO: 40)), the HSV tag (amino acid sequence: QPELAPEDPED (SEQ ID NO: 41)), and the VSV-G-Tag (amino acid sequence: YTDIEMNRLGK (SEQ ID NO: 42)). Covalent attachment (e.g., via a peptide bond) of these tags to a polypeptide of the invention allows purification of the tagged polypeptide using, respectively, an anti-HA antibody, an anti-Myc antibody, an anti-HSV antibody, or an anti-VSV-G antibody, all of which are commercially available (for example, from MBL International Corp., Watertown, Mass.; Novagen Inc.; Research Diagnostics Inc., Flanders, N.J.).

[0096] The tagged P450 monooxygenases of the invention may also be tagged by a covalent bond to a chemical, such as biotin, which is specifically bound by streptavidin, and thus may be purified on a streptavidin column. Similarly, the tagged P450 monooxygenases of the invention may be covalently bound (e.g., via a peptide bond) to the constant region of an antibody. Such a tagged P450 monooxygenase may be purified, for example, on protein A sepharose.

[0097] The tagged P450 monooxygenases of the invention may also be tagged to a GST (glutathione-S-transferase) or the constant region of an immunoglobulin. For example, a nucleic acid molecule of the invention (e.g., comprising SEQ ID NO: 1) can be cloned into one of the pGEX plasmids commercially available from Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Inc. (Piscataway N.J.), and the plasmid expressed in E. coli. The resulting P450 monooxygenase encoded by the nucleic acid molecule is covalently bound to a GST (glutathione-S-transferase). These GST fusion proteins can be purified on a glutathione agarose column (commercially available from, e.g., Amersham Pharmacia Biotech), and thus purified. Many of the pGEX plasmids enable easy removal of the GST portion from the fusion protein. For example, the pGEX-2T plasmid contains a thrombin recognition site between the inserted nucleic acid molecule of interest and the GST-encoding nucleic acid sequence. Similarly, the pGES-3T plasmid contains a factor Xa site. By treating the fusion protein with the appropriate enzyme, and then separating the GST portion from the P450 monooxygenase of the invention using glutathione agarose (to which the GST specifically binds), the P450 monooxygenase of the invention can be purified.

[0098] Yet another method to obtain a purified P450 monooxygenase of the invention is to use a binding agent that specifically binds to the P450 monooxygenase. Accordingly, the invention provides a binding agent that specifically binds to a P450 monooxygenase of the invention. This binding agent of the invention may be a chemical compound (e.g., a protein), a metal ion, or a small molecule.

[0099] In particular embodiments, the binding agent is an antibody. The term “antibody” encompasses, without limitation, polyclonal antibody, monoclonal antibody, antibody fragments (e.g., Fab, Fv, or Fab′ fragments), single chain antibody, chimeric antibody, bi-specific antibody, antibody of any isotype (e.g., IgG, IgA, and IgE), and antibody from any specifies (e.g., rabbit, mouse, and human).

[0100] In one non-limiting example, the binding agent of the invention is a polyclonal antibody. In another non-limiting example, the binding agent of the invention is a monoclonal antibody. Methods for making both monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies are well known (see, e.g., Current Protocols in Immunology, ed. John E. Coligan, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1993; Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, eds. Ausubel et a., John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2000).

[0101] The P450 monooxygenases described herein that regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin belong to a family of novel P450 monooxygenases. Accordingly, the invention also provides a family of P450 monooxygenase polypeptides, wherein each member of the family regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In some embodiments, each member of the family comprises or consists of an amino acid sequence that is at least 50% identical to SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, or SEQ ID NO: 95. In particular embodiments, each member of the family is encoded by a nucleic acid molecule comprising or consisting of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 66% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 33, or SEQ ID NO: 94.

[0102] The present invention, which provides an entire family of P450 monooxygenases, each member of which is able to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin, allowed for the generation of an improved P450 monooxygenase, which may not be naturally occurring, but which regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin with efficiency and with reduced undesirable side product. For instance, one of the members of the P450 monooxygenase family of the invention, P450_(Ema1) enzyme catalyzes a further oxidation that is not desirable, since the formation of 3″-O-demethyl-4″-keto-avermectin has been detected in the reaction by Streptomyces tubercidicus strain R-922 and by Streptomyces lividans containing the ema1 gene. The formation of 3″-O-demethyl-4″-keto-avermectin is brought about by the oxidation of the 3″-O-methyl group, whereby the hydrolytically labile 3″-O-hydroxymethyl group is formed which hydrolyzes to form formaldehyde and the 3″-hydroxyl group.

[0103] An HPLC chromatogram showing product and side product from the reaction is shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B.

[0104] By providing a family of P450 monooxygenases that regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin (see, e.g., Table 3 below), individual members of the family can be subjected to family gene shuffling efforts in order to produce new hybrid genes encoding optimized P450 monooxygenases of the invention. In one non-limiting example, a portion of the ema1 gene encoding the O₂ binding site of the P450_(Ema1) protein can be swapped with the portion of the ema2 gene encoding the O₂ binding site of the P450_(Ema2) protein. Such a chimeric ema1/2 protein is within definition of a P450 monooxygenase of the invention.

[0105] Site-directed mutagenesis or directed evolution technologies may also be employed to generate derivatives of the ema1 gene that encode enzymes with improved properties, including higher overall activity and/or reduced side product formation. One method for deriving such a mutant is to mutate the Streptomyces strain itself, in a manner similar to the UV mutation of Streptomyces tubercidicus strain R-922 described below.

[0106] Additional derivatives may be made by making conservative or non-conservative changes to the amino acid sequence of a P450 monooxygenase. Conservative and non-conservative amino acid substitutions are well known (see, e.g., Stryer, Biochemistry, 3^(rd) Ed., W. H. Freeman and Co., NY 1988). Similarly, truncations of a P450 monooxygenase of the invention may be generated by truncating the protein at its N-terminus (e.g., see the ema1A gene described below), at its C-terminus, or truncating (i.e., removing amino acid residues) from the middle of the protein.

[0107] Such a mutant, derivative, or truncated P450 monooxygenase is a P450 monooxygenase of the invention as long as the mutant, derivative, or truncated P450 monooxygenase is able to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.

[0108] In another aspect, the invention provides a cell genetically engineered to comprise a nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. By “genetically engineered” is meant that the nucleic acid molecule is heterologous to the cell into which it is introduced. Introduction of the heterologous nucleic acid molecule into the genetically engineered cell may be accomplished by any means, including, without limitation, transfection, transduction, and transformation.

[0109] In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule is positioned for expression in the genetically engineered cell. By “positioned for expression” is meant that the heterologous nucleic acid molecule encoding the polypeptide is linked to a regulatory sequence in such a way as to permit expression of the nucleic acid molecule when introduced into a cell. By “regulatory sequence” is meant nucleic acid sequences, such as initiation signals, polyadenylation (polyA) signals, promoters, and enhancers, which control expression of protein coding sequences with which they are operably linked. By “expression” of a nucleic acid molecule encoding a protein or polypeptide fragment is meant expression of that nucleic acid molecule as protein and/or mRNA.

[0110] A genetically engineered cell of the invention may be a prokaryotic cell (e.g., E. coli) or a eukaryotic cell (e.g., Saccharomyces cerevisiae or mammalian cell (e.g., HeLa)). According to some embodiments of the invention, the genetically engineered cell is a cell wherein the wild-type (i.e., not genetically engineered) cell does not naturally contain the inserted nucleic acid molecule and does not naturally express the protein encoded by the inserted nucleic acid molecule. Accordingly, the cell may be a genetically engineered Streptomyces strain, such as a Streptomyces lividans or a Streptomyces avermitilis strain. Alternatively, the cell may be a genetically engineered Pseudomonas strain, such as a Pseudomonas putida strain or a Pseudomonas fluorescens strain. In another alternative, the cell may be a genetically engineered Escherichia coli strain.

[0111] Note that in some types of cells genetically engineered to comprise a nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin, the actual genetically engineered cell, itself, may not be able to convert avermectin into 4″-keto-avermectin. Rather, the P450 monooxygenase heterologously expressed by such a genetically engineered cell may be purified from that cell, where the purified P450 monooxygenase of the invention is able to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. Thus, the genetically engineered cell of the invention need not, itself, be able to regioselectively convert avermectin to 4″-keto-avermection; rather, the genetically engineered cell of the invention need only comprise a nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin, regardless of whether the P450 monooxygenase is active inside that cell.

[0112] In addition, a cell (e.g., E. coli) geneticially engineered to comprise a nucleic acid molecule encoding P450 monooxygenase of the invention may not be able to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermection, although the P450 monooxygenase purified from the genetically engineered cell is able to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. However, if the same cell were genetically engineered to comprise a P450 monooxygenase of the invention, a ferredoxin of the invention, and/or a ferredoxin reductase of the invention, then the P450 monooxygenase together with the ferredoxin and the ferredoxin reductase, all purified from that cell, and in the presence of a reducing agent (e.g., NADH or NADPH), would be able to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. Furthermore,-the genetically engineered cell comprising a P450 monooxygenase of the invention, a ferredoxin of the invention, and/or a ferredoxin reductase of the invention, itself would be able to carry out this oxidation.

[0113] Moreover, in a non-limiting example where a cell (e.g., E. coli) is genetically engineered to express P450 monooxygenase, a ferredoxin, and a ferredoxin reductase proteins of the invention, all three of these proteins, when purified from the genetically engineered E. coli, are active and together are able to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin (e.g., in the presence of a reducing agent, such as NADH or NADPH), and so are useful in a method for making emamectin.

[0114] In accordance with the present invention, the following material has been deposited with the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection (NRRL), 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, under the terms of the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure: (1) Streptomyces lividans ZX7 (ema1/fd233-TUA1A) NRRL Designation No. B-30478; and (2) Pseudomonas putida NRRL B-4067 containing plasmid pRK290-ema1/fd233, NRRL Designation No.B-30479.

[0115] In identifying the novel family of P450 monooxygenases that regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin, novel ferredoxins and novel ferredoxin reductases were also discovered in the same strains of bacteria in which the P450 monooxygenases were found. Accordingly, in a further aspect, the invention provides purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is isolated from a Streptomyces strain comprising a polypeptide that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. Similarly, the invention provides a purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin reductase, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is isolated from a Streptomyces strain comprising a polypeptide that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. The invention also provides a purified ferredoxin protein, as well as a purified ferredoxin reductase protein, wherein the ferredoxin protein and the ferredoxin reductase protein are isolated from a Streptomyces strain comprising a polypeptide that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.

[0116] A useful nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin of the invention comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 81% identical to SEQ ID NO: 35 or SEQ ID NO: 37. Alternatively, the nucleic acid molecule comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 85%, or at least 90%, or at least 95%, or at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO: 35 or SEQ ID NO: 37. The nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin of the invention may comprise or consist essentially of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35 or SEQ ID NO: 37.

[0117] The ferredoxin of the invention may comprise or consist essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 36 or SEQ ID NO: 38. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule comprises or consists essentially an amino acid sequence that is at least 85%, or at least 90%, or at least 95%, or at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO: 36 or SEQ ID NO: 38. The ferredoxin of the invention may comprise or consist essentially of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36 or SEQ ID NO: 38.

[0118] A useful nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin reductase of the invention comprises or consists essentially of a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 85%, or at least 90%, or at least 95%, or at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO: 98, SEQ ID NO: 100, SEQ ID NO: 102, or SEQ ID NO: 104. The nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin reductase of the invention may comprise or consist essentially of the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 98, SEQ ID NO: 100, SEQ ID NO: 102, or SEQ ID NO: 104. The ferredoxin reductase of the invention may comprise or consist essentially of an amino acid sequence that is at least 85%, or at least 90%, or at least 95%, or at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO: 99, SEQ ID NO: 101, SEQ ID NO: 103,or SEQ ID NO: 105. The ferredoxin reductase of the invention may comprise or consist essentially of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, SEQ ID NO: 101, SEQ ID NO: 103, or SEQ ID NO: 105.

[0119] Methods for purifying ferredoxin and ferredoxin reductase proteins and nucleic acid molecules encoding such ferredoxin and ferredoxin reductase proteins are known in the art and are the same as those described above for purifying P450 monooxygenases of the invention and nucleic acid molecules encoding P450 monooxygenases of the invention.

[0120] In one non-limiting example to obtain a purified P450 monooxygenase of the invention with a purified ferredoxin, a S. lividans strain (or P. putida strain, or any other cell in which the P450 monooxygenase of the invention does not naturally occur) may be genetically engineered to contain a first nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase of the invention and a second nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin protein, where both the first and second nucleic acid molecules are positioned for expression in the genetically engineered cell. The first and the second nucleic acid molecules can be on separate plasmids, or can be on the same plasmid. Thus, the same engineered cell or strain will produce both the P450 monooxygenase of the invention and the ferredoxin protein of the invention.

[0121] In a further non-limiting example to obtain a purified P450 monooxygenase of the invention with a purified ferredoxin and with a purified ferredoxin reductase of the invention, a S. lividans strain (or P. putida strain, or any other cell in which the P450 monooxygenase of the invention does not naturally occur) may be genetically engineered to contain a first nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase of the invention and a second nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin protein of the invention and a third nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin reductase protein of the invention, where all the first and second and third nucleic acid molecules are positioned for expression in the genetically engineered cell. The first and the second and the third nucleic acid molecules can be on separate plasmids, or can be on the same plasmid. Thus, the same engineered cell or strain will produce all the P450 monooxygenase of the invention and the ferredoxin protein and the ferredoxin reductase proteins of the invention.

[0122] As described above for the P450 monooxygenases of the invention, the ferredoxin protein and/or the ferredoxin reductase protein may further comprise a tag. Moreover, the invention contemplates binding agents (e.g., antibodies) that specifically bind to the ferredoxin protein, and binding agents that specifically bind to the ferredoxin reductase proteins of the invention. Methods for generating tagged ferredoxin protein, tagged ferredoxin reductase protein, and binding agents (e.g., antibodies) that specifically bind to ferredoxin or ferredoxin reductase are the same as those as described above for generating tagged P450 monooxygenases of the invention and generating binding agents that specifically bind P450 monooxygenases of the invention.

[0123] The invention also provides a method for making emamectin. In this method, a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin is added to a reaction mixture containing avermectin. The reaction mixture is then incubated under conditions that allow the P450 monooxygenase to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. The reaction mixture may further comprise a ferredoxin, such as a ferredoxin of the present invention. In particular embodiments, the reaction mixture further comprises a ferredoxin reductase, such as a ferredoxin reductase of the present invention. The reaction mixture may further comprise a reducing agent, such as NADH or NADPH.

[0124] Additionally, the invention provides a method for making 4″-keto-avermectin. The method comprises adding a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin to a reaction mixture comprising avermectin and incubating the reaction mixture under conditions that allow the P450 monooxygenase to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In some embodiments, the reaction mixture further comprises a ferredoxin, such as a ferredoxin of the present invention. The reaction mixture may also further comprise a ferredoxin reductase, such as a ferredoxin reductase of the present invention. In particular embodiments, the reaction mixture further comprises a reducing agent, such as NADH or NADPH.

[0125] The invention also provides a formulation for making emamectin comprising a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In some embodiments, the formulation further comprises a ferredoxin, such as a ferredoxin of the present invention. In particular embodiments, the ferredoxin is isolated from the same species of cell or strain from which the P450 monooxygenase was isolated or derived. The formulation may further comprise a ferredoxin reductase, such as a ferredoxin reductase of the present invention. In particular embodiments, the ferredoxin reductase is isolated from the same species of cell or strain from which the P450 monooxygenase was isolated or derived. In some embodiments, the formulation further comprises a reducing agent, such as NADH or NADPH.

[0126] In addition, the invention provides a formulation for making 4″-keto-avermectin comprising a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. In some embodiments, the formulation further comprises a ferredoxin, such as a ferredoxin of the present invention. In particular embodiments, the ferredoxin is isolated from the same species of cell or strain from which the P450 monooxygenase was isolated or derived. In some embodiments, the formulation further comprises a ferredoxin reductase, such as a ferredoxin reductase of the present invention. In particular embodiments, the ferredoxin reductase is isolated from the same species of cell or strain from which the P450 monooxygenase was isolated or derived. The formulation may further comprise a reducing agent, such as NADH or NADPH.

[0127] The following examples are intended to further illustrate certain preferred embodiments of the invention and are not limiting in nature.

EXAMPLE I Optimized Growth Conditions for Streptomyces Tubercidicus Strain R-922

[0128] In one non-limiting example, the fermentation conditions needed to provide a steady supply of cells of Streptomyces tubercidicus strain R-922 highly capable of regioselectively oxidizing avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin were optimized.

[0129] First, the following solutions were made. For ISP-2 agar, 4 g of yeast extract (commercially available from Oxoid Ltd, Basingstoke, UK), 4 g of D(+)-glucose, 10 g of bacto malt extract (Difco No. 0186-17-7 (Difco products commercially available from, e.g., Voigt Global Distribution, Kansas City, Mo.)), and 20 g of agar (Difco No. 0140-01) were dissolved in one liter of demineralized water, and the pH is adjusted to 7.0. The solution was sterilized at 121° C. for 20 min., cooled down, and kept at 55° C. for the time needed for the immediate preparation of the agar plates.

[0130] For PHG medium, 10 g of peptone (Sigma 0521; commercially available from Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo.), 10 g of yeast extract (commercially available from Difco), 10 g of D-(+)-glucose, 2 g of NaCl, 0.15 g of MgSO₄×7 H₂O, 1.3 g of NaH₂PO₄×H₂O, and 4.4 g of K₂HPO₄ were dissolved in 1 liter of demineralized water, and the pH was adjusted to 7.0.

[0131]Streptomyces tubercidicus strain R-922 was grown in a Petri dish on ISP-2 agar at 28° C. This culture was used to inoculate four 500 ml shaker flasks with baffle, each containing 100 ml PHG medium. These pre-cultures were grown on an orbital shaker with 120 rpm at 28° C. for 72 hours and then used to inoculate a 10-liter fermenter equipped with a mechanical stirrer and containing 8 liters PHG medium. This main culture was grown at 28° C. with stirring at 500 rpm and with aeration of 1.75 vvm (14 l/min.) and a pressure of 0.7 bar. At the end of the exponential growth, after about 20 hours, the cells were harvested by centrifugation. The yield of wet cells was 70-80 g/l culture.

EXAMPLE II Whole Cell Biocatalysis Assay

[0132] As determined in accordance with the present invention, the following whole cell biocatalysis assay was employed to determine that the activity from Streptomyces cells capable of regioselectively oxidizing avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin is catalyzed by a P450 monooxygenase.

[0133]Streptomyces tubercidicus strain R-922 was grown in PHG medium, and Streptomyces tubercidicus strain I-1529 was grown in M-17 or PHG medium. PHG medium contains 10 g/l Peptone (Sigma, 0.521), 10 g/l Yeast Extract (Difco, 0127-17-9), 10 g/l D-Glucose, 2 g/l NaCl, 0.15 g/l MgSO₄×7 H₂O, 1.3 g/l NaH₂PO₄×1 H₂O, and 4.4 g/l K₂HPO₄ at pH 7.0. M-17 medium contains 10 g/l glycerol, 20 g/l Dextrin white, 10 g/l Soytone (Difco 0437-17), 3 g/l Yeast Extract (Difco 0127-17-9), 2 g/l (NH₄)₂SO₄, and 2 g/l CaCO₃ at pH 7.0

[0134] To grow the cells, an ISP2 agar plate (not older than 1-2 weeks) was inoculated and incubated for 3-7 days until good growth was achieved. Next, an overgrown agar piece was transferred (with an inoculation loop) to a 250 ml Erlenmeyer flask with 1 baffle containing 50 ml PHG medium. This pre-culture is incubated at 28° C. and 120 rpm for 2-3 days. Next, 5 ml of the pre-culture were transferred to a 500 ml Erlenmeyer flask with 1 baffle containing 100 ml PHG medium. The main culture was incubated at 28° C. and 120 rpm for 2 days. Next, the culture was centrifuged for 10 min. at 8000 rpm in a Beckman Rotor JA-14. The cells were next washed once with 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0.

[0135] To perform the whole cell biocatalysis assay, 500 mg wet cells were placed into a 25 ml Erlenmeyer flask, to which were added 10 ml of 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0. The cells were stirred with a magnetic stir bar to distribute the cells. Next, 15 μl of a solution of avermectin B1a in isopropanol (30 mg/ml) were added, and the mixture shaken on an orbital shaker at 160 rpm and 28° C. Strain R-922 was reacted for 2 hours, and strain I-1529 was reacted for 30 hours.

[0136] To work up the cultures in the whole cell biocatalysis assay, 10 ml methyl-t-butyl-ether was added to an Erlenmeyer flask containing the resting cells and the entire cell mixture was transferred to a 30 ml-centrifuge tube, shaken vigorously, and then centrifuged at 16000 rpm for 10 min. The ether phase was pipetted into a 50 ml pear flask, and evaporated in vacuo by means of a rotary evaporator (≦0.1 mbar). The residue was re-dissolved in 1.2 ml acetonitrile and transferred to an HPLC-sample vial. Formation of 4″-keto-avermectin B1a could be observed by HPLC analysis using HPLC protocol I.

[0137] For HPLC protocol I, the following parameters were used: Hardware Pump: L-6250 Merck-Hitachi Autosampler: AS-2000A Merck-Hitachi Interface D-6000 Merck-Hitachi Module: Channel 1- L-7450A UV-Diode Array Detector: Merck-Hitachi Colunm Oven: none Column: 70 mm × 4 mm Adsorbent: Kromasil 100 Å-3.5 μ-C18 Gradient Mode: Low Pressure Limit: 5-300 bar Column ambient (≈20° C.) Temperature Solvent A: acetonitrile Solvent B: water Flow: 1.5 ml/min Detection: 243 nm Pump Table:  0.0 min  75% A 25% B linear gradient  7.0 min 100% A  0% B  9.0 min 100% A  0% B jump  9.1 min  75% A 25% B 12.0 min  75% A 25% B Stop time:  12 min Sampling every 200 msec Period: Retention time time References table: 2.12 min 4″-hydroxy- avermectin B1a 3.27 min avermectin B1a 3.77 min 3″-O-demethyl- 4″-keto- avermectin B1a 4.83 min 4″-keto- avermectin B1a

EXAMPLE III Biotransformation With Cell-Free Extract From Streptomyces Strain R-922

[0138] To prepare an active cell-free extract from Streptomyces tubercidicus strain R-922 capable of regioselective oxidation of avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin, the following solutions were made, stored at 4° C., and kept on ice when used. Solution Formula PP-buffer 50 mM K₂HPO₄/KH₂PO₄ (pH 7.0) Disruption buffer 50 mM K₂HPO₄/KH₂PO₄ (pH 7.0), 5 mM benzamidine, 2 mM dithiothreitol, and 0.5 mM Pefabloc (from Roche Diagnostics) Substrate 10 mg avermectin were dissolved in 1 ml isopropanol

[0139] Six grams of wet cells from Streptomyces strain R-922 were washed in PP-buffer and then resuspended in 35 ml disruption buffer and disrupted in a French press at 4° C. The resulting suspension was centrifuged for 1 hour at 35000×g. The supernatant of the cell free extract was collected. One μl substrate was added to 499 μl of cleared cell free extract and incubated at 30° C. for 1 hour. Then, 1 ml methyl-t-butyl ether was added to the reaction mixture and thoroughly mixed. The mixture was next centrifuged for 2 min. at 14000 rpm, and the methyl-t-butyl ether phase was transferred into a 10 ml flask and evaporated in vacuo by means of a rotary evaporator. The residue was dissolved in 200 μl acetonitrile and transferred into an HPLC-sample vial.

[0140] For HPLC, the HPLC protocol I was used.

[0141] When 1 μt substrate was added to 499 μl of cleared cell free extract and incubated at 30° C., no conversion of avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin was observed by HPLC analysis using HPLC protocol I.

[0142] However, the possibility of addition of spinach ferredoxin and spinach ferredoxin 5 reductase and NADPH to the cell free extract to restore the biocatalytic activity was explored (see, generally, D. E. Cane and E. I. Graziani, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 120:2682, 1998).

[0143] Accordingly, the following solutions were made: Solution Formula Substrate 10 mg avermectin were dissolved in 1 ml isopropanol Ferredoxin 5 mg ferredoxin (from spinach), solution 1-3 mg/ml in Tris/ HCl-buffer (from Fluka) or 5 mg ferredoxin (from Clostridium pasteurianum), solution of 1-3 mg/ml in Tris/HCl-buffer (from Fluka) or 5 mg ferredoxin (from Porphyra umbilicalis), solution of 1-3 mg/ml in Tris/HCl-buffer (from Fluka) Ferredoxin 1 mg freeze-dried ferredoxin reductase (from spinach), Reductase solution of 3.9 U/mg in 1 ml H₂O (from Sigma) NADPH 100 mM NADPH in H₂O (from Roche Diagnostics)

[0144] Thus, to 475 μl of cleared cell free extract the following solutions were added: 10 μl ferredoxin, 10 μl ferredoxin reductase and 1 μl substrate. After the addition of substrate to the cells, the mixture was immediately and thoroughly mixed and aerated. Then, 5 μl of NADPH were added and the mixture incubated at 30° C. for 30 min. Then, 1 ml methyl-t-butyl ether was added to the reaction mixture and thoroughly mixed. The mixture was next centrifuged for 2 min. at 14000 rpm, and the methyl-t-butyl ether phase was transferred into a 10 ml flask and evaporated in vacuo by means of a rotary evaporator. The residue was dissolved in 200 μl acetonitrile and transferred into an HPLC-sample vial, and HPLC analysis performed using HPLC protocol I.

[0145] Formation of 4″-keto-avermectin was observable by HPLC analysis. Thus, addition of spinach ferredoxin and spinach ferredoxin reductase and NADPH to the cell free extract restored the biocatalytic activity.

[0146] Upon injection of a 30 μl sample, a peak appeared at 4.83 min., indicating the presence of 4″-keto-avermectin B la. A mass of 870 D was assigned to this peak by HPLC-mass spectrometry which corresponds to the molecular weight of 4″-keto-avermectin B1a.

[0147] Note that when analyzing product formation by HPLC and HPLC-mass spectrometry, in addition to the 4″-keto-avermectin, the corresponding ketohydrate 4″-hydroxy-avermectin was also found giving a peak at 2.12 min. This finding indicated that the P450 monooxygenase converts avermectin by hydroxylation to 4″-hydroxy-avermectin, from which 4″-keto-avermectin is formed by dehydration. Interestingly, when the spinach ferredoxin was replaced by ferredoxin from the bacterium Clostridium pasteurianum or from the red alga Porphyra umbilicalis, the biocatalytic conversion of avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin still took place, indicating that the enzyme does not depend on a specific ferredoxin for receiving reduction equivalents.

EXAMPLE IV Isolation of a Mutant Streptomyces Strain R-922 With Enhanced Activity

[0148] To obtain strains of Streptomyces strain R-922 that have an enhanced ability to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin, UV mutants were generated. To do this, spores of Streptomyces strain R-922 were collected and stored in 15% glycerol at −20° C. This stock solution contained 2×10⁹ spores.

[0149] The spore stock solution was next diluted and transferred to petri plates containing 10 ml of sterile water, and the suspension was exposed to UV light in a Stratalinker UV crosslinker 2400 (commercially available from Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.). The Stratalinker UV crosslinker uses a 254-nm light source and the amount of energy used to irradiate a sample can be set in the “energy mode.”

[0150] Through experimentation, it was determined that an exposure of 8000 microjoules of UV irradiation (254 nm) was required to kill 99.9% of the spores. This level of UV exposure was used in the mutagenesis.

[0151] Surviving UV-mutagenized spores were plated, cultured, and transferred to minimal media. Approximately 0.3-0.4% of the viable spores were determined to be auxotrophic, indicating a good level of mutagenesis in the population.

[0152] The mutagenized clones were screened for activity in the whole cell biocatalysis assay described in Example II. As shown in FIG. 2, one mutant (“R-922 UV mutant”) showed a two to three fold increase in an ability to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin as compared to wild-type strain R-922. Although the gene encoding the P450 monooxygenase responsible for the regioselectively oxidation activity, ema1, is not mutated in the R-922 UV mutant, this mutant nonetheless provides an excellent source for a cell-free extract containing ema1 protein.

EXAMPLE V Isolation of the P450 Monooxygenase from Streptomyces Strain R-922

[0153] To enrich the P450 enzyme, 35 ml of active cell free extract were filtered through a 45 μm filter and fractionated by anion exchange chromatography. Anion exchange chromatography conditions were as follows: FPLC instrument: Ä kta prime (from Pharmacia Biotech) FPLC-column: HiTrap ™Q (5 ml) stacked onto Resource ®Q (6 ml) (from Pharmacia Biotech) eluents buffer A: 25 mM Tris/HCl (pH 7.5) buffer B: 25 mM Tris/HCl (pH 7.5) containing 1 M KCl temperature eluent bottles and fractions in ice bath, flow 3 ml/min detection UV 280 nm Pump table:  0.0 min 100% A   0% B linear gradient to  2.0 min 90% A 10% B  5.0 min 90% A 10% B linear gradient to 30.0 min 50% A 50% B linear gradient to 40.0 min  0% A 100% B  50.0 min  0% A 100% B 

[0154] Enzyme activity eluted with 35%-40% buffer B. The active fractions were pooled and concentrated by centrifugal filtration through Biomax™ filters with an exclusion limit of 5 kD (commercially available from Millipore Corp., Bedford, Mass.) at 5000 rpm and then rediluted in disruption buffer containing 20% glycerol to a volume of 5 ml containing 3-10 mg/ml protein. This enriched enzyme solution contained at least 25% of the original enzyme activity.

[0155] The enzyme was further purified by size exclusion chromatography. Size exclusion chromatography conditions were as follows: FPLC instrument: Ä kta prime (from Pharmacia Biotech) FPLC-column: HiLoad 26/60 Superdex ® 200 prep grade (from Pharmacia Biotech) sample: 3-5 ml enriched enzyme solution from the anion chromatography step sample preparation: filtered through 45 μm filter eluent buffer: PP-buffer (pH 7.0) + 0.1 M KCl temperature: 4° C. flow: 2 ml/min detection: UV 280 nm

[0156] Enzyme activity eluted between 205-235 ml eluent buffer. The active fractions were pooled, concentrated by centrifugal filtration through Biomax™ filters with an exclusion limit of 5 kD (from Millipore) at 5000 rpm, and rediluted in disruption buffer containing 20% glycerol to form a solution of 0.5-1 ml containing 2-5 mg/ml protein. This enriched enzyme solution contained 10% of the original enzyme activity. This enzyme preparation, when checked for purity by SDS page, (see, generally, Laemmli, U. K., Nature 227:680-685, 1970 and Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, supra) and stained with Coomassie blue, showed one dominant protein band with a molecular weight of 45-50 kD, according to reference proteins of known molecular weight.

EXAMPLE VI Attempted Isolation of P450 Monooxygenase Genes From Streptomyces Strains R-922 and I-1529

[0157] Based on results described above that suggested the enzyme from strain R-922 that is responsible for the regiospecific oxidation of avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin is a P450 monooxygenase, a direct PCR-based approach to clone P450 monooxygenase genes from this strain was initiated (see, generally, Hyun et al., J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 8(3):295-299, 1998). This approach is based on the fact that all P450 monooxygenase enzymes contain highly conserved oxygen-binding and heme-binding domains that are also conserved at the vii, nucleotide level. PCR primers were designed to prime to these conserved domains and to amplify the DNA fragment from P450 genes using R-922 or I-1529 genomic DNA as a template. The PCR primers used are shown in Table 1. TABLE 1 SEQ Degen- ID eracy NOs +TL,1 O₂-Binding Domain Primers (5′ to 3′)*  I   A   G   H   E   T   T 43 ATC GCS GGS CAC GAG ACS AC 8 44  V   A   G   H   E   T   T 45 GTS GCS GGS CAC GAG ACS AC 16 46  L   A   G   H   E   T   T 47 CTS GCS GGS CAC GAG ACS AC 16 48  L   L   L   I   A   G   H   E   T 49  TS CTS CTS ATC GCS GGS CAC GAG AC^(&) 32 50 Heme-Binding Domain Primers (3′ to 5′)*  H   Q   C   L   G   Q   N   L   A 51 GTG GTC ACG GAS CCS TGC TTG GAS CG^(&) 8 52  F   G   H   G   V   H   Q   C 53 AAG CCS GTG CCS CAS GTG GTC ACG 8 54  F   G   F   G   V   H   Q   C 55 AAG GCS AAG CCS CAS GTG GTC ACG 8 56  F   G   H   G   I   H   Q   C 57 AAG CCS GTG CCS TAG GTG GTC ACG 4 58  F   G   H   G   V   H   F   C 59 AAG CCS GTG CCS CAS GTG AAG ACG 8 60

[0158] PCR amplification using any of the primers specific to nucleotide sequences encoding the O₂-binding domain with any of the primers specific to nucleotide sequences encoding the heme-binding domain and genomic DNA from Streptomyces strains R-922 or I-1529 resulted in the amplification of an approximately 350 bp DNA fragment. This is exactly the size that would be expected from this PCR amplification due to the approximately 350 bp separation in P450 genes of the gene segments encoding the O₂-binding and heme-binding sites.

[0159] The 350 bp PCR fragments were cloned into the pCR2.1-TOPO TA cloning plasmid (commercially available Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) and transformed into E. coli strain TOP10 (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.). Approximately 150 individual clones from strains R-922 and I-1529 were sequenced to determine how many unique P450 gene fragments were represented. Analysis of the sequences revealed that they included 8 unique P450 gene fragments from strain R-922 and 7 unique fragments from 1-1529.

[0160] Blast analysis (Altschul et al., J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-410, 1990) demonstrated that all of the unique P450 gene fragments from both the R-922 and I-1529 strains were derived from P450 genes and encoded the region between the O₂-binding and heme-binding domains (see FIG. 3 for strain R-922 and FIG. 4 for strain I-1529).

[0161] Next, in order to clone the full-length genes from which the PCR fragments were derived, the DNA fragments cloned by PCR were used as hybridization probes to gene libraries containing genomic DNA from strains R-922 and I-1529. To do this, genomic DNA from the R-922 and I-1529 strains was partially digested with Sau3A I, dephosphorylated with calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase (CIP) and ligated into the cosmid plasmid pPEH215, a modified version of SuperCos 1 (commercially available from Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.). Ligation products were packaged using the Gigapack III XL packaging extract and transfected into E. coli XL1 Blue MR host cells. Twelve cosmids that strongly hybridized to the PCR-generated P450 gene fragments were identified from the R-922 library, from which three unique P-450 genes were subcloned and sequenced. The hybridizations were performed at high stringency conditions according to the protocol of Church and Gilbert (Church and Gilbert, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81:1991-1995, 1984). In brief, these high stringency conditions include Hybrid Buffer containing 500 mM Na-phosphate, 1 mM EDTA, 7% SDS, 1% BSA; Wash Buffer 1 containing 40 mM Na-phosphate, 1 mM EDTA, 5% SDS, 0.5% BSA; and Wash Buffer 2 containing 40 mM Na-phosphate, 1 mM EDTA, 1% SDS (Note that other high stringency hybridizations conditions are described, for example, in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, supra.) Nineteen strongly hybridizing cosmids were identified from the I-1529 library, and from these, four unique P-450 genes were subcloned and sequenced.

[0162] In yet a further approach to isolate diverse P450 monooxygenase genes from strains R-922 and I-1529, a known P450 gene from another bacterium was used as a hybridization probe to identify cosmid clones containing homologous P450 genes from strains R-922 and I-1529. The epoF P450 gene from Sorangium cellulosum strain So ce90 that is involved in the synthesis of epothilones (Molnar et al., Chem Biol. 7(2):97-109, 2000) was used as a probe in this effort. Using the epoF P450 gene probe, one cosmid was identified from strain R-922 (clone LC), and three were identified from strain I-1529 (clones LA, LB, and EA). In each case, the homologous gene fragment was subcloned and sequenced, and found to code for P450 monooxygenase enzymes.

[0163] However, a comparison of the 17 peptide sequences identified in Example VII (below) failed to match any of these cloned genes. Two of the peptide sequences (namely, LVKDDPALLPR (SEQ ID NO: 70) and AVHELMR (SEQ ID NO: 76)) mapped to the region between the O₂ and heme binding domains, and so these should have identified any of the partial gene fragments derived by the PCR approach. Thus, the standard approaches based on the known PCR technique of Hyun et al., supra, and using known P450 genes as hybridization probes failed to identify the gene that encodes the specific P450 monooxygenase responsible for the regioselective oxidation of avermectin. Accordingly, it was determined that additional experimentation was required to isolate the gene encoding the P450 monooxygenase of the invention.

EXAMPLE VII Partial Sequencing of the P450 Monooxygenase from Streptomyces Strain R-922

[0164] Partial amino acid sequencing of the P450 monooxygenase from Streptomyces strain R-922 was carried out by the Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel Switzerland. The protein of the dominant band on the SDS page was tryptically digested and the formed peptides separated and sequenced by mass spectrometry and Edman degradation (see, generally, Zerbe-Burkhardt et al., J. Biol. Chem. 273:6508, 1998). The sequence of the following 17 peptides were found: Sequence Sequence I.D. No. HPGEPNVMDPALITDPFTGYGALR (SEQ ID NO:61) FVNNPASPSLNYAPEDNPLTR (SEQ ID NO:62) LLTHYPDISLGIAPEHLER (SEQ ID NO:63) VYLLGSILNYDAPDHTR (SEQ ID NO:64) TWGADLISMDPDR (SEQ ID NO:65) EALTDDLLSELIR (SEQ ID NO:66) FMDDSPVWLVTR (SEQ ID NO:67) LMEMLGLPEHLR (SEQ ID NO:68) VEQIADALLAR (SEQ ID NO:69) LVKDDPALLPR (SEQ ID NO:70) DDPALLPR (SEQ ID NO:71) TPLPGNWR (SEQ ID NO:72) LNSLPVR (SEQ ID NO:73) ITDLRPR (SEQ ID NO:74) EQGPVVR (SEQ ID NO:75) AVHELMR (SEQ ID NO:76) AFTAR (SEQ ID NO:77) FEEVR (SEQ ID NO:78)

[0165] Alignment of these peptides to a selection of actinomycete P450 monooxygenase sequences indicated that all the peptides were fragments of a single P450 mono-oxygenase.

EXAMPLE VIII Cloning the P450 Monooxygenase Gene from Strain R-922 that Encodes the Enzyme Responsible for the Oxidation of Avermectin to 4″-Keto-Avermectin

[0166] PCR primers were designed by reverse translation from the amino acid sequences of several of the peptides derived from the P450 enzyme of strain R-922 (see Example VII and Table 2 below). Each of five forward primers (2aF, 2bF, 3F, 1F, and 7F) was paired with one reverse primer (5R) in PCR reactions with R-922 genomic DNA as a template. In each reaction, a DNA fragment of the expected size was produced. TABLE 2 Expected Primer sequence and the amino acid size Primer sequence to which they were designed* Degeneracy (bp)** SEQ ID NO: 2aF     P   G   E   D   N   V   M 64 600 79 5′-CCS GGS GAR CCS AAY GTS ATG-3′ 80 2bF     A   L   I   T   D   P   F 32 580 81 5′-GCS CTS ATY ACS GAC CCS TTC-3′ 82 3F     F   M   D   D   S   P   V   W 32 549 83 5′-TTC ATG GAC GAC WSS CCS GTS TGG-3′ 84 1F     L   N   Y   D   A   P   D   H 32 350 85 5′-CTS AAY TAY GAC GCS CCS GAC CAC-3′ 86 7F     V   E   Q   I   A   D   A   L 32 300 87 5′-GTS GAR CAG ATY GCS GAC GCS CTS-3′ 88 5R     D   L   I   S   M   D   P   D 64 — 89 3′-CTG GAS TAR WSS TAC CTG GGS CTG-5′ 90

[0167] The 580 and 600 bp PCR fragments generated by using primers (2bF and 5R) and (2aF and 5R), respectively, were cloned into the pCR-Blunt II -TOPO cloning plasmid (commercially available from Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) and transformed into E. coli strain TOP10 (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.). The inserted DNA fragments were then sequenced. Examination of the sequences revealed that the 600 and 580 bp fragments were identical in the 580 bp of sequence that they have in common. Also, there was a perfect match between the deduced amino acid sequence derived from the nucleotide sequence of the 600 bp and 580 bp fragments and the amino acid sequences of peptides isolated from the purified P450_(Ema1) enzyme that aligned in this region of the isolated gene (see FIG. 5). This result strongly suggested that the gene fragments isolated in these clones are derived from the gene that encodes the P450_(Ema1) enzyme that is responsible for the oxidation of avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.

[0168] The 600 bp PCR fragment produced using primers 2aF (SEQ ID NO: 80) and 5R(SEQ ID No: 90) was used as a hybridization probe to a cosmid library of genomic DNA isolated from strain R-922 (cosmid library described in Example VI). Two cosmids named pPEH249 and pPEH250 were identified that hybridized strongly with the probe. The portion of each cosmid encoding the P450 enzyme was sequenced and the sequences were found to be identical between the two cosmids. The complete coding sequence of the ema1 gene was identified (SEQ ID NO: 1). The amino acid sequence of all peptide fragments from P450_(Ema1) matched perfectly with the deduced amino acid sequence from the ema1 gene (see FIG. 5). Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the ema1 gene using BLASTP (Altschul et al., supra) determined that the closest match in the databases is to a P450 monooxygenase from S. thermotolerans that has a role in the biosynthesis of carbomycin (Arisawa et al., Biosci. Biotech. Biochem. 59(4):582-588, 1995) and whose identity with ema1 is only 49% (Identities=202/409 (49%), Positives=271/409 (65%), Gaps=2/409 (0%)). In the Blast analysis, the following settings were employed: BLASTP 2.0.10 Lambda K H 0.322  0.140  0.428 Gapped Lambda K H 0.270  0.0470  0.230 Matrix: BLOSUM62 Gap Penalties: Existence: 11, Extension: 1 Number of Hits to DB: 375001765 Number of Sequences: 1271323 Number of extensions: 16451653 Number of successful extensions: 46738 Number of sequences better than 10.0: 2211 Number of HSP's better than 10.0 without gapping: 628 Number of HSP's successfully gapped in prelim test: 1583 Number of HSP's that attempted gapping in prelim test: 43251 Number of HSP's gapped (non-prelim): 2577 length of query: 430 length of database: 409,691,007 effective HSP length: 55 effective length of query: 375 effective length of database: 339,768,242 effective search space: 127413090750 effective search space used: 127413090750

[0169] A similar comparison of the nucleotide sequences of these two genes demonstrated that they are 65% identical at the nucleotide level. These results demonstrate that P450_(Ema1) is a new enzyme.

EXAMPLE IX Heterologous Expression of the ema1 Gene in Strentomyces lividans Strain ZX7

[0170] The coding sequence of the ema1 gene was fused to the thiostrepton-inducible promoter (tipA) (Murakami et al., J. Bacteriol. 171:1459-1466, 1989). The tipA promoter was derived from plasmid pSIT151 (Herron and Evans, FEMS Microbiology Letters 171:215-221, 1999).

[0171] The fusion of the tipA promoter and the ema1 coding sequence was achieved by first amplifying the ema1 coding sequence with the following primers to introduce a PacI cloning site at the 5′ end and a PmeI compatible end on the 3′ end.

[0172] Forward Primer: The underlined sequence is a PacI recognition sequence; the sequence in bold-face type is the start of the coding sequence of ema1.

[0173] Reverse Primer: The underlined sequence is half of a PmeI recognition sequence; the bold-face type sequence is the reverse complement of the ema1 translation stop codon followed by the 3′ end of the ema1 coding sequence. (SEQ ID NO:92) 5′-AAACTCACCCCAACCGCACCGGCAGCGAGTTC-3″

[0174] The PacI-digested PCR fragment containing the ema1 coding sequence was cloned into plasmid pTBBKA (see FIG. 7) that was restricted (i.e., digested) with PacI and PmeI, and the ligated plasmid transformed into E. coli. Four clones were sequenced. Three of the four contained the complete and correct ema1 coding sequence. The fourth ema1 gene clone contained a truncated version of the ema1 gene. The full-length ema1 gene encodes a protein that begins with the amino acid sequence MSELMNS (SEQ ID NO: 93). The truncated gene encodes a protein that lacks the first 4 amino acids and begins with the second methionine residue. This gene has been named ema1A. The nucleotide and amino acid sequence of ema1A are provided as SEQ ID NO: 33 and SEQ ID NO: 34, respectively. The ema1 and ema1A genes in these plasmids, pTBBKA-ema1 and pTBBKA-ema1A, are in the correct juxtaposition with the tipA promoter to cause expression of the genes from this promoter.

[0175] Plasmid pTBBKA contains a gene from the Streptomyces insertion element IS117 that encodes an integrase that catalyzes site-specific integration of the plasmid into the chromosome of Streptomyces species (Henderson et al., Mol. Microbiol. 3:1307-1318, 1989 and Lydiate et al., Mol. Gen. Genet. 203:79-88, 1986). Since plasmid pTBBKA has only an E. coli replication origin and contains a mobilization site, it can be transferred from E. coli to Streptomyces strains by conjugation where it will not replicate. However, it is able to integrate into the chromosome due to the IS 117 integrase and Streptomyces clones containing chromosomal integrations can be selected by resistance to kanamycin due to the plasmid-borne kanamycin resistance gene.

[0176] The ema1 coding sequence was also cloned into other plasmids that are either replicative in Streptomyces or, like pTBBKA, integrate into the chromosome upon introduction into a Streptomyces host. For example, ema1 was cloned into plasmid pEAA, which is similar to plasmid pTBBKA but the KpnI/PacI fragment containing the tipA promoter was replaced with the ermE gene promoter (Schmitt-John and Engels, Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 36(4):493-498, 1992). In addition, pEAA does not contain the kanamycin resistance gene. The ema1 gene was cloned into pEAA as a PacI/PmeI fragment to create plasmid pEAA-ema1 in which the ema1 gene is expressed from the constitutive ermE promoter.

[0177] Plasmid pTUA1A is a Streptomyces-E.coli shuttle plasmid (see FIG. 8) that contains the tipA promoter. The ema1 gene was also cloned into the PacI/PmeI sites in plasmid pTUA1A to create plasmid pTUA-ema1.

[0178] The ema1 A gene fragment was also ligated as a PacI/PmeI fragment into plasmids pTUA1A, and pEAA in the same way as the ema1 gene fragment to create plasmids pTUA-ema1A, and pEAA-ema1 A, respectively.

[0179] The pTBBKA, pTUA1A, and pEAA-based plasmids containing the ema1 or ema1A genes were introduced into S. lividans ZX7 and in each case transformants were obtained and verified (S. lividans l strains ZX7::pTBBKA-ema1 or ema1A, ZX7 (pTUA-ema1 or -ema1 A), and ZX7::pEAA-ema1 or -ema1A, respectively).

[0180] Wild-type Streptomyces lividans strain ZX7 was tested and found to be incapable of the oxidation of avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. Transformed S. lividans strains ZX7::pTBBKA-ema1, ZX7::pTBBKA-ema1A, ZX7 (pTUA-ema1), ZX7 (pTUA-ema1A), ZX7::pEAA-ema1, and ZX7::pEAA-ema1A were each tested for the ability to oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin using resting cells. To do this, the whole cell biocatalysis assay described above (including analysis method) was performed. Note that for the whole cell biocatalysis assay, transformed Streptomyces lividans, like strain R-922, was grown in PHG medium and, again like strain R-922, had a reaction time of 16 hours (i.e., during which time the 500 mg transformed Streptomyces lividans wet cells in 10 ml of 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, were shaken at 160 rpm at 28° C. in the presence of 15 μl of a solution of avermectin in isopropanol (30 mg/ml)).

[0181] In the presence of the inducer, thiostrepton (5 ug/ml), the ema1- or ema1A-containing strains ZX7::pTBBKA-ema1, ZX7::pTBBKA-ema1A, ZX7 (pTUA-ema1), ZX7 (pTUA-ema1A) were found to oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin as evidenced by the appearance of the oxidized 4″-keto-avermectin compound (see Table 3). TABLE 3 % Conversion of Avermectin Strain 2 hour 16 hour Streptomyces lividans ZX7 + Plasmid¹ None 0    0 pTBBKA-ema1A  0.5 ± 0.059 1.17 ± 0.112 pTBBKA-ema1   0.21 ± 0.0.356 0.65 ± 0.079 pTUA-ema1 20.96 ± 1.044  42.0 ± 2.5  pEAA-ema1  3.0 ± 0.232 24.1 ± 0.358 pTBBKA-ema2 4.79 ± 0.096 9.57 ± 0.423 pTUA-ema2 0.77 ± 0.138 2.05 ± 0.537 pEAA-ema2 0.0 1.73 ± 3.00  pTBBKA-ema1/fd233 8.89 ± 0.720 30.99 ± 0.880  pTUA-ema1/fd233 23.29 ± 0.854  61.2 ± 3.548 pEAA-ema1/fd233 8.26 ± 0.845 10.66 ± 0.858  pTUA-ema2/fd233 1.85 ± 0.861 6.40 ± 1.918 Pseudomonas putida S12 + Plasmid None  0 pRK-ema1  ND² 18 pRK-ema1/fd233 ND 32

[0182] These results conclusively demonstrate that the P450_(Ema1) enzyme encoded by the ema1 gene is responsible for the oxidation of avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin in S. tubercidicus strain R-922. Furthermore, the data demonstrates that the ema1A gene that is 4 amino acids shorter on the N-terminus than the native ema1 gene also encodes an active P450_(Ema1) enzyme.

[0183] As can be seen in FIG. 9, oxidation of avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin by S. lividans strain ZX7::pTBBKA-ema1, as detected by HPLC analysis, is variable depending upon the amount of thiostrepton used to induce expression of ema1. Note that S. lividans strains ZX7::pEAA-ema1 and ZX7::pEAA-ema1A (see Table 3) demonstrated this oxidation activity in the absence of thiostrepton since in these strains the ema1 or ema1A genes are expressed from the ermE promoter that does not require induction.

EXAMPLE X Isolation of an ema1-Homolosous Gene From Streptomyces tubercidicus Strain I-1529

[0184]Streptomyces tubercidicus strain I-1529 was also found to be active in biocatalysis of avermectin to form the 4″-keto-avermectin derivative. The cosmid library from strain I-1529, described in Example VI, was probed at the high stringency conditions of Church and Gilbert (Church and Gilbert, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81:1991-1995, 1984) with the 600 bp ema1 PCR fragment produced using primers 2aF (SEQ ID NO: 80) and 5R (SEQ ID NO: 90) described previously to identify clones containing the ema1 homolog from strain I-1529. Three strongly hybridizing cosmids were identified. The P450 gene regions in two of the cosmids, pPEH252 and pPEH253, were sequenced and found to be identical. Analysis of the DNA sequence revealed the presence of a gene with high homology to the ema1 gene of strain R-922. FIG. 6 shows a comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence of Ema2 (i.e., P450_(Ema2)), Ema1 (i.e., P450_(Ema1)), and a P450 monooxygenase from Streptomyces thermotolerans that is involved in the biosynthesis of carbomycin (Carb-450) (GenBank Accession No. D30759).

[0185] The gene from Streptomyces tubercidicus strain I-1529, named ema2, encodes an enzyme with 90% identity at the amino acid level and 90.6% identity at the nucleotide level to the P450_(Ema1) enzyme. The nucleotide sequence of the ema2 gene and the deduced amino acid sequence of P450_(Ema2) are provided in SEQ ID NO: 3 and SEQ ID NO: 4, respectively.

[0186] The ema2 coding sequence was cloned in the same manner as the ema1 and ema1A genes into plasmids pTBBKA, pTUA1A, and pEAA such that the coding sequence was functionally fused to the tipA or ermE promoter in these plasmids. The resulting plasmids, pTBBKA-ema2, pTUA-ema2, and pEAA-ema2 were transferred from E. coli to S. lividans ZX7 by conjugation to create strains ZX7::TBBKA-ema2 and ZX7 (pTUA-ema2), and ZX7::pEAA-ema2 containing the ema2 gene integrated into the chromosome or maintained on a plasmid.

[0187] Strains ZX7::TBBKA-ema2, ZX7 (pTUA-ema2), and ZX7::pEAA-ema2 were next tested for the ability to oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin. The ema2 gene was also shown to provide biocatalysis activity, although at a lower level compared to the ema1 gene (see Table 3).

[0188] These results demonstrate that the ema2 gene from S. tubercidicus strain I-1529 also encodes a P450 enzyme (P450_(Ema2)) capable of oxidizing avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.

EXAMPLE XI Characterization of ema1 Homologs From Other Biocatalysis Strains

[0189] Seventeen Streptomyces sp. strains, including strains R-922 and I-1529, were identified that are capable of catalyzing the regiospecific oxidation of the 4″-carbinol of avermectin to a ketone. Next, the isolation and characterization of the genes encoding the biocatalysis enzyme from all of these strains was accomplished.

[0190] To do this, genomic DNA was isolated from the strains and was evaluated by restriction with several restriction endonucleases and Southern hybridization with the ema1 gene. A specific restriction endonuclease was identified for each DNA that would generate a single DNA fragment of a defined size to which the ema1 gene hybridizes. For each strain, there was only one strongly hybridizing DNA fragment, thus suggesting that other P450 genes were not detected under the high stringency hybridization conditions used in these experiments. Each DNA was digested with the appropriate restriction endonuclease, and the DNA was subjected to agarose gel electrophoresis. DNA in a narrow size range that included the size of the ema1-hybridizing fragment was excised from the gel. The size-selected DNA was ligated into an appropriate cloning plasmid and this ligated plasmid was used to transform E. coli. The E. coli clones from each experiment were screened by colony hybridization with the ema1 gene fragment to identify clones containing the ema1-homologous DNA fragment.

[0191] The nucleotide sequence of the cloned DNA in each ema1-homologous clone was determined and examined for the presence of a gene encoding a P450 enzyme with homology to ema1. In this way, ema1-homologous genes were isolated from 14 of the 15 other active strains. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of these are referenced in Table 4 as SEQ ID NOS: 5-32 and 94-95. A diagram of the relationship of these enzymes in the form of a phylogenetic tree is shown in FIG. 10. This phylogenetic tree was generated using the commercially available GCG Wisconsin software program version 1.0 (Madison, Wis.). TABLE 4 SEQ ID NO (nucleotide and amino acid, Strain Number Gene Classification respectively) R-0922 ema1 Strept. tubercidicus 1 and 2 I-1529 ema2 Strept. tubercidicus 3 and 4 1053 ema3 Streptomyces rimosus 5 and 6 R-0401 ema4 Streptomyces lydicus 7 and 8 I-1525 ema5 Streptomyces sp.  9 and 10 DSM-40241 ema6 Strept. chattanoogensis* 11 and 12 IHS-0435 ema7 Streptomyces sp. 13 and 14 C-00083 ema8 Streptomyces albofaciens 15 and 16 MAAG-7479 ema9 Streptomyces platensis 17 and 18 A/96-1208710 ema10 Strept. kasugaensis 19 and 20 R-2374 ema11 Streptomyces rimosus 21 and 22 MAAG-7027 ema12 Strept. tubercidicus 23 and 24 Tue-3077 ema13 Streptomyces platensis 25 and 26 I-1548 ema14 Streptomyces platensis 27 and 28 NRRL-2433 ema15 Strept. lydicus 29 and 30 MAAG-0114 ema16 Streptomyces lydicus 31 and 32 DSM-40261 ema17 Streptomyces tubercidicus 94 and 95

EXAMPLE XII Construction of His-tagged ema1 and ema1 Homologs to Facilitate Enzyme Purification

[0192] In order to purify the P450_(Ema1) enzyme and the P450 enzymes encoded by the ema1 homologs from other biocatalysis strains, each of the P450 genes was cloned into the E. coli expression plasmid pET-28b(+) (commercially available from Novagen, Madison, Wis.). The pET-28 plasmids are designed to facilitate His-tag fusions at either the N-, or C-terminus and to provide strong expression of the genes in E. coli from the T7 phage promoter. In many cases, the coding sequence of the ema genes begins with the sequence ATGT. These genes were amplified by PCR such that the primers on the 5′ end incorporated a PciI recognition site (5′ ATATGT 3′) at the 5′ terminus. The last four bases of the PciI site correspond to the ATGT at the beginning of the ema gene coding sequence.

[0193] PCR primers at the 3′ end of the genes were designed to remove the translation stop codon at the end of the ema gene coding sequence and to add an XhoI recognition site to the 3′ terminus. The resulting PCR fragments were restricted with PciI and XhoI to generate PciI ends at the 5′ termini and XhoI ends at the 3′ termini, thereby facilitating cloning of the fragments into pET-28b(+) previously restricted with NcoI and XhoI. Since PciI and NcoI ends are compatible, the fragments were cloned into pET-28b(+) in the proper orientation to the T7 promoter and ribosome binding site in the plasmid to provide expression of the genes.

[0194] At the 3′ end of each ema gene, the coding sequence was fused in frame at the XhoI site to the His-tag sequence followed by a translation stop codon. This results in the production of an Ema enzyme with six histidine residues added to the C-terminus to facilitate purification on nickel columns.

[0195] In the case of ema genes in which the ATG translation initiation codon is not followed by a T nucleotide, the ema genes were amplified by PCR using a different strategy for the 5′ end. The primers at the 5′ end were designed to incorporate a C immediately preceding the ATG translation initiation codon and the primers at the 3′ end were the same as described above. The PCR fragments that were amplified were restricted with XhoI to create an XhoI end at the 3′ -terminus and the 5′ end was left as a blunt end. These fragments were cloned into pET-28b(+) that had been restricted with NcoI, but the NcoI ends were made blunt-ended by treatment with mung bean exonuclease, and restricted with XhoI.

[0196] In this manner, the ema genes were cloned into pET-28b(+) to create a functional fusion with the T7 promoter and the His-tag at the C-terminus as described previously. All His-tagged ema genes were sequenced to ensure that no errors were introduced by PCR.

[0197] Large amounts of the His-tagged P450_(Ema1) and P450_(Ema2) enzymes were isolated and purified by standard protocols. E. coli strain BL21 DE3 (commercially available from Invitrogen; Carlsbad, Calif.) containing the T7 RNA polymerase gene under the control of the inducible tac promoter and the appropriate pET-28/ema plasmid was cultured and the cells were harvested and lysed. The lysates were applied to Ni-NTA columns (commercially available from Qiagen Inc., Valencia, Calif.) and the protein was purified according to the procedure recommended by the manufacturer.

[0198] Purified His-tagged P450_(Ema1) and P450_(Ema2) were highly active in in vitro activity assays as evidenced by a high rate of conversion of avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.

EXAMPLE XIII Expression of ema1 in Pseudomonas

[0199] The ema1 gene constructs were next introduced into P. putida (wildtype P. putida commercially available from the American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, Va.; ATCC Nos. 700801 and 17453). The ema1 and ema1/fd233 gene fragments were cloned as PacI/PmeI fragments into the plasmid pUK21 (Viera and Messing, Gene 100:189-194, 1991). The fragments were cloned into a position located between the tac promoter (P_(tac)) and terminator (T_(tac)) on pUK21 in the proper orientation for expression from the tac promoter. The P_(tac-ema)1-T_(tac) and P_(tac)-ema1/fd233-T_(tac) gene fragments were removed from pUK21 as Bg1II fragments and these were cloned into the broad host-range, transmissible plasmid, pRK290 (Ditta et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77:7347-7351, 1980) to create plasmids pRK-ema1 and pRK-ema1/fd233 (FIG. 11). These plasmids were introduced into P. putida strains ATCC 700801 and ATCC 17453 by conjugal transfer from E. coli hosts by standard methodology (see, e.g., Ditta et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77:7347-7351, 1980).

[0200]P. putida ATCC 700801 and ATCC 17453 containing plasmids pRK-ema1 or pRK-ema1/fd233 were tested for the ability to catalyze the oxidation of avermectin. The results shown in Table 3 demonstrate that these strains are able to catalyze this reaction.

EXAMPLE XIV Identification of Genes Encoding Ferredoxins That Are Active With the P450_(Ema1) Monooxygenase

[0201] P450 monooxygenases require two electrons for each hydroxylation reaction catalyzed (Mueller et al., “Twenty-five years of P450_(cam) research: Mechanistic Insights into Oxygenase Catalysis.” Cytochrome P450, 2^(nd) Edition, P. R. Ortiz de Montellano (ed.), pp. 83-124; Plenum Press, NY 1995). These electrons are transferred to the P450 monooxygenase one at a time by a ferredoxin. The electrons are ultimately derived from NAD(P)H and are passed to the ferredoxin by a ferredoxin reductase. Specific P-450 monooxygenase enzymes have a higher activity when they interact with a specific ferredoxin. In many cases, the gene encoding a ferredoxin that interacts specifically with a given P450 monooxygenase is located adjacent to the gene encoding the P450 enzyme.

[0202] As described above, in addition to the ema1 gene, four P450 genes from strain R-922 and seven P450 genes from strain I-1529 (see Example VI) were isolated and sequenced. In some of these, there was sufficient sequence information about the DNA flanking the P-450 genes to look for the presence of associated ferredoxin genes. By this approach, two unique ferredoxin genes were identified from each of the two strains. Ferredoxin genes fd229 and fd230 were identified from strain R-922, and fd233 and fdEA were identified from strain I-1529. In addition, a ferredoxin reductase gene was found to reside adjacent to the fdEA gene from strain I-1529. In order to test the biological activity of each of these ferredoxins in combination with P450_(Ema1), each individual ferredoxin gene was amplified by PCR to produce a gene fragment that included a blunt 5′-end, the native ribosome-binding site and ferredoxin gene coding sequence, and a PmeI restriction site on the 3′-end. Each such ferredoxin gene fragment was cloned into the PmeI site located 3′ to the ema1 gene in plasmid pTUA-ema1. In this way, artificial operons consisting of the ema1 gene and one of the ferredoxin genes operably linked to a functional promoter were created.

[0203] In the case of the fdEA ferredoxin gene in which a ferredoxin reductase gene, freEA, was found to be located adjacent to the fdEA gene, a DNA fragment containing both the fdEA and freEA genes was generated by a similar PCR strategy. This gene fragment was also cloned in the PmeI site of plasmid pTUA-ema1 as described for the other ferredoxin genes.

[0204] Each ema1-ferredoxin gene combination was tested for biological activity by introduction of the individual ema1-ferredoxin gene plasmids into S. lividans strain ZX7. The biocatalysis activity derived from each plasmid in S. lividans was determined. Of the four different constructs, only the ferredoxin gene fd233 derived from strain I-1529 provided increased activity when compared to the expression of ema1 alone in the same plasmid and host background (see Table 3). The pTUA-ema1/fd233 plasmid in S. lividans gave approximately 1.5 to 3 fold higher activity compared to the pTUA-ema1 plasmid. The other three plasmids containing the other ferredoxin genes provided results essentially the same as the plasmid with only the ema1 gene. Likewise, the pTUA-ema1/fdEA/freEA plasmid did not yield results different from those of pTUA-ema1. The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the fd233 gene are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 35 and 36, respectively.

[0205] A BLAST analysis of the nucelotide and amino acid sequences of fd233 revealed that the closest matches were to ferredoxins from S. coelicolor (GenBank Accession AL445945) and S. lividans (GenBank Accession AF072709). At the nucleotide level, fd233 shares 80 and 79.8% identity with the ferredoxin genes from S. coelicolor and S. lividans, respectively. At the peptide level, fd233 shares 79.4 and 77.8% identity with the ferredoxins from S. coelicolor and S. lividans, respectively.

[0206] Since fd233 is derived from strain I-1529 and ema1 is from strain R-922, the proteins encoded by the two genes cannot interact with each other in nature. In an approach designed to identify a ferredoxin gene from strain R-922 that is homologous to the fd233 gene and that might encode a ferredoxin that interacts optimally with the P450 _(Ema1), the fd233 gene was used as a hybridization probe to a gene library of DNA from strain R-922. A strongly hybridizing cosmid, pPEH232, was identified and the hybridizing DNA was cloned and sequenced. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences from fd233 and the ferredoxin gene on cosmid pPEH232,fd232, revealed that they differed in only a single amino acid.

[0207] In a similar manner, plasmid pTUA-ema1-fd232 was constructed and tested in S. lividans ZX7. This plasmid gave similar results as those obtained with plasmid pTUA-ema1-fd233 (see Table 3). The nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of fd232 are shown in SEQ ID NOs: 37 and 38, respectively.

[0208] The ema1-fd233 operon was also subcloned, as a PacI-PmeI fragment, into pTBBKA and pEAA that had been digested with the same restriction enzymes. S. lividans ZX7::pTBBKA-ema1-fd233, and S. lividans ZX7::pEAA-ema1-fd233 were tested in the avermectin conversion assay and found to have higher activities than the strains harboring the ema1 gene alone in the comparable plasmids (see Table 3).

EXAMPLE XV Heterologous Expression of P450_(Ema1) and P450_(Ema2) in Other Cells

[0209] The expression constructs pRK-ema1 (Example XIII) and pRK-ema2 (created in a way analogous to that described in Example XIII for pRK-ema1) were mobilized by conjugation into three fluorescent soil Pseudomonas strains. Conjugation was performed according to standard methods (see, e.g., Ditta et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77:7347-7351, 1980). The strains were: P. fluorescens MOCG134, P. fluorescens Pf-5, and P. fluorescens CHAO. Standard resting cell assays for the conversion of avermectin to 4″-ketoavermectin were conducted for each of the transconjugants. For strains Pf-5 and CHAO, the levels of conversion were below the detection limit. Strain MOCG134 yielded 3% conversion for ema1 and 5% for ema2.

[0210] In addition, the constructs listed in the Table 5 were introduced into Streptomyces avermitilis MOS-0001 by protoplast-mediated transformation (see, e.g., Kieser, T.; Bibb, M. J.; Buttner, M. J.; Chater, K. F.; Hopwood, D. A. (eds.): Practical Streptomyces Genetics. The John Innes Foundation, Norwich (England), 2000); Stutzman-Engwall, K. et al. (1999) Streptomyces avermitilis gene directing the ratio of B₂:B₁ avermectins, WO 99/41389). TABLE 5 Construct % Conversion of avermectin, 16 hrs None 0 pTBBKA-ema1 10.90 +/− 3.48 pTUA-ema1 5.326 +/− 2.19 pEAA-ema1  6.74 +/− 0.08 pTBBKA-ema1A/fd233 28.50 +/− 0.20 pTUA-ema1A/fd233 23.97 +/− 5.95

[0211] Wild-type Str. avermitilis MOS-0001 was tested and found to be incapable of the oxidation of avermectin to 4″-ketoavermectin.

[0212] Transformed S. avermitilis strains MOS-0001::pTBBKA-ema1, MOS-0001 (pTUA-ema1), MOS-0001::pEAA-ema1, MOS-0001::pTBBKA-ema1A-fd233, and MOS-0001 (pTUA-ema1A-fd233) were each tested for their ability to oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin using resting cells. To do this, the whole cell biocatalysis assay described above (including analysis method) was performed. Note that for the whole cell biocatalysis assay, transformed Streptomyces avermitilis, like strain R-922, was grown in PHG medium and, again like strain R-922, had a reaction time of 16 hours (i.e., during which time the 500 mg transformed Streptomyces avermitilis wet cells in 10 ml of 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, were shaken at 160 rpm at 28° C. in the presence of 15 μl of a solution of avermectin in isopropanol (30 mg/ml)).

[0213] As shown in Table 5, in the presence of the inducer, thiostrepton (5 μg/ml), the ema1- or ema1A-fd233-containing strains MOS-0001::pTBBKA-ema1, MOS-0001::pTBBKA-ema1A-fd233, MOS-0001 (pTUA-ema1), MOS-0001 (pTUA-ema1A-fd233) were found to oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin as evidenced by the appearance of the oxidized 4″-keto-avermectin compound. Note that the S. avermitilis strain MOS-0001::pEAA-ema1 demonstrated this oxidation activity in the absence of thiostrepton since in this strain the ema1 gene is expressed from the ermE promoter that does not require induction.

[0214] Thus, expression of the ema1 P450 monooxygenase gene in various Streptomyces and Pseudomonas strains provided recombinant cells that were able to convert avermectin to 4″-ketoavermectin in resting cell assays.

[0215] Next, expression and activity of P450_(Ema1) monooxygenase was tested in E. coli. To do this, the ema1 gene was cloned into the E. coli expression plasmid pET-28b(+) (commercially available from Novagen, Madison, Wis.) as described previously. E. coli strain BL21 DE3 (commercially available from Invitrogen; Carlsbad, Calif.) that contains the T7 RNA polymerase gene under control of the inducible tac promoter and the pET-28/ema1 plasmid was cultured in 50 ml LB medium containing 5 mg/l kanamycin in a 250-ml flask with one baffle, for 16 hours at 37° C., with shaking at 130 rpm. 0.5 ml of this culture was used to inoculate 500 ml LB medium with 5 mg/l kanamycin in a 2-liter flask with one baffle, and the culture was incubated for 4 hours at 37° C. followed by 4 hours and 30° C., with shaking at 130 rpm throughout. The cells were harvested by centrifugation, washed in 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, and centrifuged again.

[0216] For the resting cell assays, 90 mg wet cells were weighed into deep-well plates in triplicate and resuspended in 0.5 ml 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer. For cell-free extracts, 4 grams wet cells in 8 ml disruption buffer were disrupted in French press.

[0217] For the resting cell assays, 5 μl of substrate (2.5 mg/ml in 2-propanol) was added to the cell suspension. The plate was sealed with air permeable foil, and the reaction was incubated on an orbital shaker at 1000 rpm at 28° C. for 22 hours. No conversion of avermectin to 4″-ketoavermectin was detected.

[0218] For the cell-free assays, 100 μl cell free extract, 1 μl substrate solution (20 mg/ml) in 2-propanol, 5 μl 100 mM NADPH, 10 μl ferredoxin, 10 μl ferredoxin reductase, and 374 μl potassium phosphate buffer pH 7.0 were added as described in Example III, and the assay was incubated at 30° C. with shaking at 600 rpm for 20 hours. 9.2% +/−0.3% of avermectin was converted to 4″-ketoavermectin.

[0219] Thus, expression of the ema1 gene in E. coli resulted in the production of the active Ema1 P450 monooxygenase enzyme which, when purified from the cells, was able to convert avermectin to 4″-ketoavermectin.

EXAMPLE XVI Identification and Cloning of Genes Encoding Ferredoxin Reductases that Support Increased Activity of the P450_(Ema1) Monooxygenase

[0220] The electron transport pathway that supports the activity of P450 monooxygenases also includes ferredoxin reductases. These proteins donate electrons to the ferredoxin and, as is the case with ferredoxins and P450 monooxygenases, specific ferredoxin reductases are known to be better electron donors for certain ferredoxins than others.

[0221] Accordingly, a number of ferredoxin reductase genes from Streptomyces strains were cloned and were evaluated for their impacts on the biocatalysis reaction. To do this, numerous bacterial ferredoxin reductase (Fre) protein sequences were retrieved from NCBI and aligned with the program Pretty from the GCG package. Two conserved regions, approximately 266 amino acid residues apart, were used to make degenerate oligonucleotides for PCR. The forward primer (CGSCCSCCSCTSWSSAAS (SEQ ID NO: 96; where “S” is C or G; and “W” is A or G)) and the reverse primer (SASSGCSTTSBCCCARTGYTC (SEQ ID NO: 97; where “S” is C or G; “B” is C, G, or T; “R” is A or G; and “Y” is C or T)) were used to amplify 800 bp products from the biocatalytically active Streptomyces strains R-922 and I-1529. These pools of products were cloned into TOPO TA cloning vectors (commercially available from Invitrogen Inc., Carlsbad, Calif.), and 20 clones each from R922 and I-1529 were sequenced according to standard methods (see, e.g., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, eds. Ausubel et al., John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2000). Sequencing revealed that 4 unique fre gene fragments were isolated from the strains: three from (fre3,fre12,fre14) and one from I-1529 (fre16). The fre3,fre12,fre14, and fre16 gene fragments were used as probes to identify full-length ferredoxin reductases from genomic clone banks of Streptomyces strains R922 and I-1529. By this approach, the complete coding sequence of each of the 4 different fre genes was cloned and sequenced. The nucleic acid and amino acid sequences are provided as follows:fre3 (SEQ ID NOs: 98 and 99);fre12 (SEQ ID NOs: 100 and 101);fre14 (SEQ ID NOs: 102 and 103); and fre16 (SEQ ID NOs: 104 and 105).

[0222] In order to assess the biological activity of each fre gene in relation to the activity of Ema1, each gene was inserted into the ema1/fd233 operon described above, 3′ to the fd233 gene. This resulted in the formation of artificial operons consisting of the ema1,fd233, and individual fre genes that were expressed from the same promoter. The ema1/fd233/fre operons were cloned into the Pseudomonas plasmid pRK290 and introduced into 3 different P. putida strains. These strains were then analysed for Ema1 biocatalysis activity using the whole cell assay and one of the genes, the fre gene fre16 from strain I-1529, was found to increase the activity of P450_(Ema1) monooxygenase by approximately 2-fold. This effect was strain specific, as it was seen only in one of the P. putida strains, ATCC Desposit No. 17453, and not in the other two. In P. putida strain ATCC 17453, the presence of fre gene fre16 resulted in 44% conversion of avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin, as compared to 23% without this gene. The other fre genes had no impact on the biocatalysis activity in any of the P. putida strains tested.

[0223] In a similar approach, each of the ema1/fd233/fre operons were cloned into the Streptomyces plasmids pTUA, pTBBKA, and pEAA, and introduced into S. lividans strain ZX7. In each case there was no impact in S. lividans by any of the fre genes on biocatalysis activity.

EQUIVALENTS

[0224] Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain, using no more than routine experimentation, numerous equivalents to the specific substances and procedures described herein. Such equivalents are considered to be within the scope of this invention.

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acggcacggc ggcgctgctc 840 acccaccccg accagctgcg tctggtcaag gacgatccgg ccctcctccc ccgtgccgtc 900 cacgagctga tgcgctggtg cgggccggtg cacatgaccc agctgcgcta cgccaccgcc 960 gacgtcgacc tcgccggcac accgatccgc cagggcgatg ccgttcaact catcctggta 1020 tcggccaact tcgacccccg tcactacacc gaccccgacc gcctcgatct cacccggcac 1080 cccgcgggcc acgccgagaa ccatgtgggt ttcggccatg gagcgcacta ctgcctgggc 1140 gccacactcg ccaaacagga aggtgaagtc gccttcggca aactgctcac gcactacccg 1200 gacatatcgc tgggcatcgc cccggaacac ctggagcgga caccgctgcc gggcaactgg 1260 cggctgaact cgctgccggt gcggttgggg tga 1293 2 430 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 2 Met Ser Glu Leu Met Asn Ser Pro Phe Ala Ala His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Asp Pro Ala Leu Ile Thr Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Thr Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Met Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Leu Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Gln Val Leu Arg Asp Gln Arg Phe Val Asn Asn Pro Ala Ser Pro 65 70 75 80 Ser Leu Asn Tyr Ala Pro Glu Asp Asn Pro Leu Thr Arg Leu Met Glu 85 90 95 Met Leu Gly Leu Pro Glu His Leu Arg Val Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Tyr Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Glu 130 135 140 Gln Ile Ala Asp Ala Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Pro Glu His Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Gln His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Pro Glu Ala Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Thr Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Ile Ser Met Asp Pro Asp Arg Leu Gly 195 200 205 Ala Ser Phe Pro Ala Met Ile Glu His Ile His Gln Met Val Arg Glu 210 215 220 Arg Arg Glu Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Met 245 250 255 Ile Leu Thr Leu Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Ser Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Val Lys Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val His Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Thr Ala 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Asp Leu Ala Gly Thr Pro Ile Arg Gln Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Leu Ile Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Phe Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Asp Pro 340 345 350 Asp Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Ala His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Ala 370 375 380 Lys Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Phe Gly Lys Leu Leu Thr His Tyr Pro 385 390 395 400 Asp Ile Ser Leu Gly Ile Ala Pro Glu His Leu Glu Arg Thr Pro Leu 405 410 415 Pro Gly Asn Trp Arg Leu Asn Ser Leu Pro Val Arg Leu Gly 420 425 430 3 1293 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus 3 atgtcggcat tatccagctc tccgttcgct gcgcatgtcg ggaaacaccc gggtgagccg 60 aatgtgatgg agccggcgct gctcaccgac ccgttcgcgg gctacggcgc gctgcgtgag 120 caggccccgg tcgtacgggg ccggttcgtg gacgactcac cggtctggtt cgtgacgcgc 180 ttcgaggagg tccgccaagt cctgcgcgac cagcggttcg tgaacaatcc ggccgcgccg 240 cccctggccc catcggccga ggagaacccg 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gtgcgcatta ctgcctgggt 1140 gccaccctcg ccaagcagga gggcgaagtc gcgttcggca agctgctcgc gcactacccg 1200 gagatgtccc tgggcatcga accggaacgt ctggagcgat tgccgctgcc tggcaactgg 1260 cggctgaatt ccctgccgtt gcggctgggg tga 1293 4 430 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 4 Met Ser Ala Leu Ser Ser Ser Pro Phe Ala Ala His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Glu Pro Ala Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Ala Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Ala Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Val Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Phe Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Gln Val Leu Arg Asp Gln Arg Phe Val Asn Asn Pro Ala Ala Pro 65 70 75 80 Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ala Glu Glu Asn Pro Leu Thr Arg Leu Met Asp 85 90 95 Met Leu Gly Leu Pro Glu His Leu Arg Val Tyr Met Leu Gly Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Tyr Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Glu 130 135 140 Gln Ile Ala Asp Glu Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Pro Glu Tyr Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Gln His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Pro Glu Ala Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Lys Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Ile Ser Met Asp Pro Asp Arg Leu Gly 195 200 205 Ala Thr Phe Pro Ala Met Ile Glu His Ile His Glu Met Val Arg Glu 210 215 220 Arg Arg Ala Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Met 245 250 255 Ile Leu Thr Leu Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Ser Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Leu Lys Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val Gln Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Ala Ala 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Asp Leu Ala Gly Thr Arg Ile His Lys Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Leu Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Asn Phe Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Asp Pro 340 345 350 Asp Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Ala His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Ala 370 375 380 Lys Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Phe Gly Lys Leu Leu Ala His Tyr Pro 385 390 395 400 Glu Met Ser Leu Gly Ile Glu Pro Glu Arg Leu Glu Arg Leu Pro Leu 405 410 415 Pro Gly Asn Trp Arg Leu Asn Ser Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu Gly 420 425 430 5 1413 DNA Streptomyces rimosus 5 atgaccacat cgcccaccga gtcccgggcg gccaccccgc ccgactccac cgcctccccc 60 tcgaccgctt ccgccccggc caccacccct tcggccgccg cctctccgga caccaccgac 120 cgcaccacgc tcccctccta cgtcggcctc cacccgggcg agccgaacct gatggaaccg 180 gagctgctgg agaacccgta caccggctac ggcacgctgc gcgagcaggc cccgctcgtc 240 cgcgcccggt tcatcgacga ctcgcccatc tggctggtga cccgcttcga cgtggtgcgc 300 gaggtgatgc gtgaccagcg gttcgtcaac aacccgaccc tggtgcccgg catcggcgcg 360 gacaaggacc cgcgtgcccg gctgatcgag ctgttcggca tccccgagga cctggccccg 420 tacctcaccg acaacatcct caccagcgac ccgccggacc acacccggct gcgccgcctg 480 gtctcccgcg ccttcaccgc acgccgtatc caggacctgc ggccgcgcgt cgagcggatc 540 accgacgagc tgctggaacg gctgccggac catgccgagg acggcgtcgt cgacctcgtc 600 gagcacttcg cctacccgct gcccatcacg gtcatctgcg agctggtcgg catcgacgag 660 gaggatcggg cgctgtggcg gcggttcggc gccgacctcg cctcgctgaa ccccaagcgc 720 atcggcgcca ccatgccgga gatgatctcg cacatccacg agctgatcga cgaacggcgc 780 gcggccctgc gggacgacct gctcagcggg ctcatccggg cgcaggacga cgacggcggc 840 cggctgagcg acgtcgagat ggtcaccctg gtcctgaccc tggtactggc cggtcacgag 900 accaccgccc acctcatcag caacggcacc ctcgccctgc tcacccaccc cgaccagcgg 960 cggctgatcg acgaggaccc ggcgctgctg ccgcgcgcgg tccacgagct gatgcgctgg 1020 tgcgggccga tccaggccac ccagcttcgg tacgccctgg aggacaccga ggtggccgga 1080 gtccaggtcc gccagggcga ggccctgatg ttcagcctcg tcgcggccaa ccacgacccg 1140 cgccactaca ccgggccgga gcggctcgac ctgacgcggc agccggccgg ccgcgccgag 1200 gaccacgtcg gcttcggcca cggcatgcac tactgcctgg gtgcctcact cgcccggcag 1260 gaggccgagg tggcctacgg gaagctgctc acccgctacc cggacctggc gctcgccctc 1320 accccggaac agttggagga ccaggaacgc ctgcggcagc ccggcacctg gcgcctgcga 1380 cggctgccgc tgaggctgca cgcgcagagc tga 1413 6 470 PRT Streptomyces rimosus 6 Met Thr Thr Ser Pro Thr Glu Ser Arg Ala Ala Thr Pro Pro Asp Ser 1 5 10 15 Thr Ala Ser Pro Ser Thr Ala Ser Ala Pro Ala Thr Thr Pro Ser Ala 20 25 30 Ala Ala Ser Pro Asp Thr Thr Asp Arg Thr Thr Leu Pro Ser Tyr Val 35 40 45 Gly Leu His Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Leu Met Glu Pro Glu Leu Leu Glu 50 55 60 Asn Pro Tyr Thr Gly Tyr Gly Thr Leu Arg Glu Gln Ala Pro Leu Val 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Arg Phe Ile Asp Asp Ser Pro Ile Trp Leu Val Thr Arg Phe 85 90 95 Asp Val Val Arg Glu Val Met Arg Asp Gln Arg Phe Val Asn Asn Pro 100 105 110 Thr Leu Val Pro Gly Ile Gly Ala Asp Lys Asp Pro Arg Ala Arg Leu 115 120 125 Ile Glu Leu Phe Gly Ile Pro Glu Asp Leu Ala Pro Tyr Leu Thr Asp 130 135 140 Asn Ile Leu Thr Ser Asp Pro Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu 145 150 155 160 Val Ser Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Arg Ile Gln Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg 165 170 175 Val Glu Arg Ile Thr Asp Glu Leu Leu Glu Arg Leu Pro Asp His Ala 180 185 190 Glu Asp Gly Val Val Asp Leu Val Glu His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro 195 200 205 Ile Thr Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Asp Glu Glu Asp Arg Ala 210 215 220 Leu Trp Arg Arg Phe Gly Ala Asp Leu Ala Ser Leu Asn Pro Lys Arg 225 230 235 240 Ile Gly Ala Thr Met Pro Glu Met Ile Ser His Ile His Glu Leu Ile 245 250 255 Asp Glu Arg Arg Ala Ala Leu Arg Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Gly Leu Ile 260 265 270 Arg Ala Gln Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val 275 280 285 Thr Leu Val Leu Thr Leu Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His 290 295 300 Leu Ile Ser Asn Gly Thr Leu Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Arg 305 310 315 320 Arg Leu Ile Asp Glu Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu 325 330 335 Leu Met Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Ile Gln Ala Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala 340 345 350 Leu Glu Asp Thr Glu Val Ala Gly Val Gln Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Ala 355 360 365 Leu Met Phe Ser Leu Val Ala Ala Asn His Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr 370 375 380 Gly Pro Glu Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg Gln Pro Ala Gly Arg Ala Glu 385 390 395 400 Asp His Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Met His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Ser 405 410 415 Leu Ala Arg Gln Glu Ala Glu Val Ala Tyr Gly Lys Leu Leu Thr Arg 420 425 430 Tyr Pro Asp Leu Ala Leu Ala Leu Thr Pro Glu Gln Leu Glu Asp Gln 435 440 445 Glu Arg Leu Arg Gln Pro Gly Thr Trp Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Pro Leu 450 455 460 Arg Leu His Ala Gln Ser 465 470 7 1293 DNA Streptomyces lydicus 7 atgtcggcat cacccagcaa cacgttcacc gagcacgtcg gcaagcaccc gggcgagccg 60 aacgtgatgg atccggcgct gatcggggat ccgttcgccg gttacggcgc gctgcgcgag 120 cagggcccgg tcgtgcgggg gcggttcatg gacgactccc ccgtgtggtt cgtgacccgc 180 ttcgaggagg tccgcgaggt cctgcgtgac ccgcggttcc ggaacaatcc ggtctccgcg 240 gcgccgggcg cggcccccga ggacaccccg ctgtcccggc tgatggacat gatgggtttc 300 cccgagcacc tgcgcgtcta tctgctcggc tcgatcctca acaacgacgc ccccgaccac 360 acccggctgc gccgcctggt ctcccgggcc ttcaccgcgc ggaagatcac cgatctgcgg 420 ccgcgcgtca cacagatagc cgacgagctg ctggcccggc tgccggagca cgccgaggac 480 ggcgtcgtcg acctgatcca gcacttcgcc tatcccctgc cgatcaccgt catctgcgaa 540 ctggtcggca tccccgagga ggaccgcccg cagtggcgca cctggggcgc cgacctggtc 600 tcgctgcagc cggaccggat gagccggtcc ttcccggcga tgatcgacca catccacgag 660 ctgatcgcgg cgcggcgccg ggcgctcacc gacgatctgc tcagcgagct gatccggacc 720 catgacgacg acggcagccg gctcagcgac gtcgagatgg tcaccatggt cctcaccgtc 780 gtcctggccg gccacgagac caccgcgcac ctcatcggca acggcacggc ggccctgctc 840 acccaccccg accagctgcg gctgctcaag gacgacccgg cgctgctgcc gcgcgcggtg 900 cacgagttga tgcgctggtg cggcccggtg cacatgaccc agctgcgcta cgccgccgag 960 gacgtcgagc tggcgggcgt ccggatccgc acgggggacg ccgtccagct catcctggtg 1020 tcggcgaacc gcgacccgcg ccactacacc gaccccgacc ggctggacct gacccggcac 1080 cctgccggcc acgcggagaa ccatgtgggg ttcggccacg gggcgcacta ctgtctgggc 1140 gccacgctcg ccaagcagga gggcgaggtc gccctcggcg ccctgctcag gcacttcccc 1200 gagctgtcgc tggccgtcgc gccggaggcc ctggagcgca caccggtacc gggcagctgg 1260 cggctgaacg cgctgccgct gcgtctgcgc tga 1293 8 430 PRT Streptomyces lydicus 8 Met Ser Ala Ser Pro Ser Asn Thr Phe Thr Glu His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Asp Pro Ala Leu Ile Gly Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Ala Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Met Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Phe Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Glu Val Leu Arg Asp Pro Arg Phe Arg Asn Asn Pro Val Ser Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Pro Gly Ala Ala Pro Glu Asp Thr Pro Leu Ser Arg Leu Met Asp 85 90 95 Met Met Gly Phe Pro Glu His Leu Arg Val Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Asn Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Thr 130 135 140 Gln Ile Ala Asp Glu Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Pro Glu His Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Gln His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Pro Glu Glu Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Thr Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Val Ser Leu Gln Pro Asp Arg Met Ser 195 200 205 Arg Ser Phe Pro Ala Met Ile Asp His Ile His Glu Leu Ile Ala Ala 210 215 220 Arg Arg Arg Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Ser Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Met 245 250 255 Val Leu Thr Val Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Gly Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Leu Lys Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val His Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Ala Glu 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Glu Leu Ala Gly Val Arg Ile Arg Thr Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Leu Ile Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Arg Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Asp Pro 340 345 350 Asp Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Ala His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Ala 370 375 380 Lys Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Leu Gly Ala Leu Leu Arg His Phe Pro 385 390 395 400 Glu Leu Ser Leu Ala Val Ala Pro Glu Ala Leu Glu Arg Thr Pro Val 405 410 415 Pro Gly Ser Trp Arg Leu Asn Ala Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu Arg 420 425 430 9 1299 DNA Streptomyces 9 atgtcagcct tatccagctc tccgttcgcc gagcacatag ggaaacaccc gggcgagccg 60 aacgtgatgg aaccggctct gatcaacgat ccgttcggcg gctacggcgc gctgcgcgag 120 caggggccgg ttgtgcgtgg ccggttcatg gacgactcgc ccgtgtggtt cgtgacccgc 180 ttcgaggagg tccgccaagt cctgcgcgac cagcggttcg tgaacaatcc ggcgtcgccg 240 ctcctgggca gtcaggtcga ggagatgccg atggtcaagc tgctggagca gatgggcctc 300 cccgagcacc ttcgggtcta tctgctcgga tcgatcctca acagtgacgc ccccgatcac 360 acccggcttc gccgcctcgt ctcgcgggcc ttcaccgcac gtaagatcac cggtctgcgg 420 ccgcgcgtcg agcagatcgc cgacgagctg ctggcccggc tccccgagca cgccgaggac 480 ggcgtcgtcg acctcatcca gcacttcgcc tacccgctgc cgatcacggt catctgcgaa 540 ctggtcggca tacccgaagc cgatcgcccg caatggcgcg catggggcgc cgacctcgtg 600 tcactggagc cggacaagct cagcacgtcg ttcccggcga tgatcgacca cacccatgaa 660 ctgatccgcc aacggcgcgg cgcgctcacc gacgatctgc tcagcgagct gatccgtgcc 720 catgacgacg acggcagccg gctcagcgac gtcgagatgg tcaccatggt gttcgctctc 780 gtcttcgccg gtcacgagac caccgcccac ctcataggca acggcacggc ggcgctgctc 840 acccaccccg accagctgcg cctgctcaag gacgacccgg ccctgctccc gcgtgccgtc 900 catgagctga tgcgctggtg cgggccggtg cacatgaccc agttgcgtta cgcctccgag 960 gacatcgacc tcgccggtac gccgatccgg aagggcgacg ccgtccaact catcctggta 1020 tcggcgaact tcgacccccg ccactacagc gaccccgatc gcctcgacct gacccgtcac 1080 cccgcaggcc acgccgagaa ccacgtgggc ttcggccacg ggatgcacta ctgcttgggc 1140 gccgcgctcg ccaggcagga aggcgaagtg gcgttcggca aactgctcgc gcactacccg 1200 gacgtagcgc tgggcgtcga accggaagcc ctggagcggg tgccgatgcc cggcagttgg 1260 cggctgaatt ccttgccgct gcggttggcg aagcgctaa 1299 10 432 PRT Streptomyces 10 Met Ser Ala Leu Ser Ser Ser Pro Phe Ala Glu His Ile Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Glu Pro Ala Leu Ile Asn Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Gly Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Met Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Phe Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Gln Val Leu Arg Asp Gln Arg Phe Val Asn Asn Pro Ala Ser Pro 65 70 75 80 Leu Leu Gly Ser Gln Val Glu Glu Met Pro Met Val Lys Leu Leu Glu 85 90 95 Gln Met Gly Leu Pro Glu His Leu Arg Val Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Ser Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Gly Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Glu 130 135 140 Gln Ile Ala Asp Glu Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Pro Glu His Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Gln His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Pro Glu Ala Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Ala Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Val Ser Leu Glu Pro Asp Lys Leu Ser 195 200 205 Thr Ser Phe Pro Ala Met Ile Asp His Thr His Glu Leu Ile Arg Gln 210 215 220 Arg Arg Gly Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Ala 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Ser Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Met 245 250 255 Val Phe Ala Leu Val Phe Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Gly Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Leu Lys Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val His Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Ser Glu 305 310 315 320 Asp Ile Asp Leu Ala Gly Thr Pro Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Leu Ile Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Phe Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Ser Asp Pro 340 345 350 Asp Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Met His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Ala Leu Ala 370 375 380 Arg Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Phe Gly Lys Leu Leu Ala His Tyr Pro 385 390 395 400 Asp Val Ala Leu Gly Val Glu Pro Glu Ala Leu Glu Arg Val Pro Met 405 410 415 Pro Gly Ser Trp Arg Leu Asn Ser Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu Ala Lys Arg 420 425 430 11 1293 DNA Streptomyces chattanoogenesis 11 atgtcggcat cacccagcaa cacgttcacc gagcacgtcg gcaagcaccc gggcgagccg 60 aacgtgatgg atccggcgct gatcggtgat ccgttcgccg gttacggcgc gctgcgcgag 120 cagggcccgg tcgtgcgggg gcggttcatg gacgactccc ccgtgtggtt cgtgacccgc 180 ttcgaggagg tccgcgaggt cctgcgtgac ccgcggttcc ggaacaatcc ggtctccgcg 240 gcgccgggcg cggcccccga ggacaccccg ctgtcccggc tgatggacat gatgggtttc 300 cccgagcacc tgcgcgtcta tctgctcggc tcgatcctca acaacgacgc ccccgaccac 360 acccggctgc gccgcctggt ctcccgggcc ttcaccgcgc ggaagatcac cgatctgcgg 420 ccgcgcgtca cacagatagc cgacgagctg ctggcccggc tgccggagca cgccgaggac 480 ggcgtcgtcg acctgatcca gcacttcgcc tatcccctgc cgatcaccgt catctgcgaa 540 ctggtcggca tccccgagga ggaccgcccg cagtggcgca cctggggcgc cgacctggtc 600 tcgctgcagc cggaccggat gagccggtcc ttcccggcga tgatcgacca catccacgag 660 ctgatcgcgg cgcggcgccg ggcgctcacc gacgacctgc tcagcgagct gatccggacc 720 catgacgacg acggcagcag gctcagcgac gtcgagatgg tcaccatggt cctcaccgtc 780 gtcctggccg gccacgagac caccgcgcac ctcatcggca acggcacggc ggccctgctc 840 acccaccccg accagctgcg gctgctcaag gacgacccgg cactgctgcc gcgcgcggtg 900 cacgagttga tgcgctggtg cggcccggtg cacatgaccc agctgcgcta cgccgccgag 960 gacgtcgagc tggcgggcgt ccggatccgc acgggggacg ccgtccagct catcctggtg 1020 tcggcgaacc gcgacccgcg ccactacacc gaccccgacc gtctggacct gacccggcac 1080 cccgccggtc acgcggagaa ccatgtgggg ttcggccacg gggcgcacta ctgtctgggc 1140 gccacgctcg ccaagcagga gggcgaggtc gccctcggcg ccctgctcag gcacttcccc 1200 gagctgtcgc tggccgtcgc gccggacgcc ctggagcgca caccggtacc gggcagctgg 1260 cggctgaacg cgctgccgct gcgtctgggc tga 1293 12 430 PRT Streptomyces chattanoogenesis 12 Met Ser Ala Ser Pro Ser Asn Thr Phe Thr Glu His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Asp Pro Ala Leu Ile Gly Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Ala Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Met Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Phe Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Glu Val Leu Arg Asp Pro Arg Phe Arg Asn Asn Pro Val Ser Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Pro Gly Ala Ala Pro Glu Asp Thr Pro Leu Ser Arg Leu Met Asp 85 90 95 Met Met Gly Phe Pro Glu His Leu Arg Val Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Asn Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Thr 130 135 140 Gln Ile Ala Asp Glu Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Pro Glu His Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Gln His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Pro Glu Glu Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Thr Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Val Ser Leu Gln Pro Asp Arg Met Ser 195 200 205 Arg Ser Phe Pro Ala Met Ile Asp His Ile His Glu Leu Ile Ala Ala 210 215 220 Arg Arg Arg Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Ser Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Met 245 250 255 Val Leu Thr Val Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Gly Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Leu Lys Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val His Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Ala Glu 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Glu Leu Ala Gly Val Arg Ile Arg Thr Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Leu Ile Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Arg Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Asp Pro 340 345 350 Asp Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Ala His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Ala 370 375 380 Lys Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Leu Gly Ala Leu Leu Arg His Phe Pro 385 390 395 400 Glu Leu Ser Leu Ala Val Ala Pro Asp Ala Leu Glu Arg Thr Pro Val 405 410 415 Pro Gly Ser Trp Arg Leu Asn Ala Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu Gly 420 425 430 13 1290 DNA Streptomyces 13 atgaccgaat tagcggactc ccccttcagc gagcacgtcg gcaaacaccc cggcgagccg 60 aacgtgatgg aaccggccct gctcaccgat ccgttcaccg gctacggcga actgcgcgaa 120 cagggcccgg tggtccgcgg ccggttcgcg gacgacaccc ccgtgtggtt catcacccgc 180 ttcgaggagg cccgcgaggt gctgcgcgac caccggttcg ccaatgcccc cgccttcgcg 240 gcgggaggtg gaagcggtga cacaccctcc aaccggctga tggaaatcat gggcctgccc 300 gagcactacc gggtgtacct cgccaacacc atcctcacca tggacgcccc cgaccacacc 360 cggatccggc gattggtctc ccgggcattc accgcccgta agatcaccga tctgcgaccc 420 cgggtggagg acatcgcgga cgatctgctg aggcggctgc ccgagcacgc cgaggacggc 480 gtcgtcgacc tcatcaagca ctacgcctat ccgctgccca taacggtcat ctgcgaactg 540 gtgggaattc cggaggaaga ccgactgcag tggcgggatt gggggtccgc gttcgtctcc 600 ctgcaaccgg atcggctcag caaagcgttc ccggcgatga tcgaacacat tcacgcgctg 660 atccgcgaac ggcgcgcggc gctcaccgac gatctgctca gcgaactgat ccgggtccat 720 gacgacgacg gcggccgact cagcgacgtc gaaatggtca cgatggtcct gaccctcgtt 780 ctcgccggtc atgagaccac cgcccatctc atcggcaacg gcactgccgc gcttctcacc 840 caccccgacc agctgcacct gctgaaatcc gatccggagc tgctcccacg cgccgtgcac 900 gagctgatgc gctggtgcgg accggtgcag atgacgcagt tgcggtacgc caccgaggac 960 gtcgaggtgg ccggggtgca ggtcaagcag ggcgaagcgg tgctggccat gctggtcgcg 1020 gcgaaccacg acccccgcca cttcgccgac cccgcccggc tcgacctcac ccgccagccg 1080 gcgggccggg ccgagaacca cgtcggtttc ggccacggca tgcactactg cctgggcgcc 1140 agcctggccc gccaggaggg cgaggtcgcc ttcgggaacc tgctcgcgca ctacccggac 1200 gtgtcgctgg cggtggaacc ggacgccctc cagcgggtcc cgctgccggg caactggcgg 1260 ctggccgcac tgccggtccg gctgcgctga 1290 14 429 PRT Streptomyces 14 Met Thr Glu Leu Ala Asp Ser Pro Phe Ser Glu His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Glu Pro Ala Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Thr Gly Tyr Gly Glu Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Ala Asp Asp Thr Pro Val Trp Phe Ile Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Ala 50 55 60 Arg Glu Val Leu Arg Asp His Arg Phe Ala Asn Ala Pro Ala Phe Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Gly Gly Gly Ser Gly Asp Thr Pro Ser Asn Arg Leu Met Glu Ile 85 90 95 Met Gly Leu Pro Glu His Tyr Arg Val Tyr Leu Ala Asn Thr Ile Leu 100 105 110 Thr Met Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Ile Arg Arg Leu Val Ser Arg 115 120 125 Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Glu Asp 130 135 140 Ile Ala Asp Asp Leu Leu Arg Arg Leu Pro Glu His Ala Glu Asp Gly 145 150 155 160 Val Val Asp Leu Ile Lys His Tyr Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr Val 165 170 175 Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Pro Glu Glu Asp Arg Leu Gln Trp Arg 180 185 190 Asp Trp Gly Ser Ala Phe Val Ser Leu Gln Pro Asp Arg Leu Ser Lys 195 200 205 Ala Phe Pro Ala Met Ile Glu His Ile His Ala Leu Ile Arg Glu Arg 210 215 220 Arg Ala Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Val His 225 230 235 240 Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Met Val 245 250 255 Leu Thr Leu Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile Gly 260 265 270 Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu His Leu Leu 275 280 285 Lys Ser Asp Pro Glu Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met Arg 290 295 300 Trp Cys Gly Pro Val Gln Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Thr Glu Asp 305 310 315 320 Val Glu Val Ala Gly Val Gln Val Lys Gln Gly Glu Ala Val Leu Ala 325 330 335 Met Leu Val Ala Ala Asn His Asp Pro Arg His Phe Ala Asp Pro Ala 340 345 350 Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg Gln Pro Ala Gly Arg Ala Glu Asn His Val 355 360 365 Gly Phe Gly His Gly Met His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Ser Leu Ala Arg 370 375 380 Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Phe Gly Asn Leu Leu Ala His Tyr Pro Asp 385 390 395 400 Val Ser Leu Ala Val Glu Pro Asp Ala Leu Gln Arg Val Pro Leu Pro 405 410 415 Gly Asn Trp Arg Leu Ala Ala Leu Pro Val Arg Leu Arg 420 425 15 1428 DNA Streptomyces albofaciens 15 atgaccacat cgcccaccga gtcccgggcg gccaccccgc ccgactccac cgcctccccc 60 tcgaccgctg ccgccccggc caccacccct tcggccgccg cctctccgga caccacctct 120 cccgccacca ccgaccgcac cacgctcccc tcctacgtcg gcctccaccc gggcgagccg 180 aacctgatgg aaccggagct gctggacaac ccgtacaccg gctacggcac gctgcgcgag 240 caggcgccgc tcgtccgcgc ccggttcatc gacgactcgc ccatctggct ggtgacccgc 300 ttcgacgtgg tgcgcgaggt gatgcgcgac cagcggttcg tcaacaaccc gaccctggtg 360 cccggcatcg gtgcggacca ggacccgcgc gcccggctga tcgagctgtt cggcatcccc 420 gaggacctgg ccccgtacct caccgacacc atcctcacca gcgacccgcc ggaccacacc 480 cggctgcgcc gcctggtctc ccgtgccttc accgcacgcc gtatccagga cctgcggccg 540 cgcgtcgagc ggatcaccga cgagctgctg gcgcggctgc cggaccatgc cgaggacggc 600 gtcgtcgacc tcgtcgagca cttcgcctac ccgctgccca tcacggtcat ctgcgaactg 660 gtcggcatcg acgaggagga ccgggcgctg tggcggcggt tcggcgccga cctcgcctcg 720 ctgaacccca agcgcatcgg cgccaccatg ccggagatga tcgcgcacat ccacgaggtg 780 atcgacgagc ggcgtgcgga cctgcgggac gacctgctca gcgggctcat ccgggcgcag 840 gacgacgacg gcggccggct gagcgacgtc gagatggtca cgctggtgct gaccctggtg 900 ctggccggtc acgagaccac cgcccacctc atcagcaacg gcaccctcgc cctgctcacc 960 caccccgacc agcggcggct gatcgacgag gacccggcgc tgctgccgcg cgcggtccac 1020 gagctgatgc gctggtgcgg gccgatccag gccacccagc tgcggtacgc catggaggac 1080 accgaggtgg ccggtgtcca ggtccgccag ggcgaggccc tgatgttcag cctcgtcgcg 1140 gccaaccacg acccgcgcca ctacaccggc ccggagcggc tcgacctgac gcggcagccg 1200 gccggccgcg ccgaggacca cgtcggcttc gggcacggga tgcactactg cctgggtgcc 1260 tcactggccc ggcaggaggc cgaggtggcg tacggcaagc tgctcacccg ctacccggac 1320 ctggcgctcg cgctcacccc ggaacagctg gaggaccagg aacgcctgcg gcagcccggc 1380 acctggcgcc tgcgacggct gccgctgagg ttgcacgcgg agagctga 1428 16 475 PRT Streptomyces albofaciens 16 Met Thr Thr Ser Pro Thr Glu Ser Arg Ala Ala Thr Pro Pro Asp Ser 1 5 10 15 Thr Ala Ser Pro Ser Thr Ala Ala Ala Pro Ala Thr Thr Pro Ser Ala 20 25 30 Ala Ala Ser Pro Asp Thr Thr Ser Pro Ala Thr Thr Asp Arg Thr Thr 35 40 45 Leu Pro Ser Tyr Val Gly Leu His Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Leu Met Glu 50 55 60 Pro Glu Leu Leu Asp Asn Pro Tyr Thr Gly Tyr Gly Thr Leu Arg Glu 65 70 75 80 Gln Ala Pro Leu Val Arg Ala Arg Phe Ile Asp Asp Ser Pro Ile Trp 85 90 95 Leu Val Thr Arg Phe Asp Val Val Arg Glu Val Met Arg Asp Gln Arg 100 105 110 Phe Val Asn Asn Pro Thr Leu Val Pro Gly Ile Gly Ala Asp Gln Asp 115 120 125 Pro Arg Ala Arg Leu Ile Glu Leu Phe Gly Ile Pro Glu Asp Leu Ala 130 135 140 Pro Tyr Leu Thr Asp Thr Ile Leu Thr Ser Asp Pro Pro Asp His Thr 145 150 155 160 Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Arg Ile Gln 165 170 175 Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Glu Arg Ile Thr Asp Glu Leu Leu Ala Arg 180 185 190 Leu Pro Asp His Ala Glu Asp Gly Val Val Asp Leu Val Glu His Phe 195 200 205 Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Asp 210 215 220 Glu Glu Asp Arg Ala Leu Trp Arg Arg Phe Gly Ala Asp Leu Ala Ser 225 230 235 240 Leu Asn Pro Lys Arg Ile Gly Ala Thr Met Pro Glu Met Ile Ala His 245 250 255 Ile His Glu Val Ile Asp Glu Arg Arg Ala Asp Leu Arg Asp Asp Leu 260 265 270 Leu Ser Gly Leu Ile Arg Ala Gln Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly Arg Leu Ser 275 280 285 Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Leu Val Leu Thr Leu Val Leu Ala Gly His 290 295 300 Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile Ser Asn Gly Thr Leu Ala Leu Leu Thr 305 310 315 320 His Pro Asp Gln Arg Arg Leu Ile Asp Glu Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro 325 330 335 Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Ile Gln Ala Thr 340 345 350 Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Met Glu Asp Thr Glu Val Ala Gly Val Gln Val 355 360 365 Arg Gln Gly Glu Ala Leu Met Phe Ser Leu Val Ala Ala Asn His Asp 370 375 380 Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Gly Pro Glu Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg Gln Pro 385 390 395 400 Ala Gly Arg Ala Glu Asp His Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Met His Tyr 405 410 415 Cys Leu Gly Ala Ser Leu Ala Arg Gln Glu Ala Glu Val Ala Tyr Gly 420 425 430 Lys Leu Leu Thr Arg Tyr Pro Asp Leu Ala Leu Ala Leu Thr Pro Glu 435 440 445 Gln Leu Glu Asp Gln Glu Arg Leu Arg Gln Pro Gly Thr Trp Arg Leu 450 455 460 Arg Arg Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu His Ala Glu Ser 465 470 475 17 1293 DNA Streptomyces 17 atgtcggcat tacccacctc accgttcgct gcacacgtcg ggaaacaccc gggcgagccg 60 aatgtgatgg acccggcact gatcaccgac ccgttcaccg gctacggcgc gctgcgcgag 120 cagggcccgg tcgtccgcgg ccgcttcgtg gacgactcac ccgtctggct ggtgacgcga 180 ttcgaggagg tccgccaagt cctgcgcgac cagcggttcg tgaacaaccc ggcggcgccc 240 tccctgggcc acgcggccga ggacaacccg ctcaccaggc tgatggacat gctgggcctc 300 cccgagcacc tccgccccta cctcctcgga tcgattctca attacgacgc ccccgaccac 360 acccggctgc gccgcctggt gtcgcgggcc ttcaccgccc gcaagatcac cgacctgcgg 420 ccgcgggtcg agcagatcgc cgacgccctg ctggcccggc tgcccgagca cgccgaggac 480 ggcgtcgtcg atctcatccg gcacttcgcc tacccgctgc cgatcaccgt catctgcgaa 540 ctggtcggca tacccgaagc ggaccgcccg cagtggcgga cgtggggcgc cgacctcgtc 600 tcgatggagc cggaccggct caccgcctcg ttcccgccga tgatcgagca catccaccgg 660 atggtccggg agcggcgcgg cgcgctcacc ggcgatctgc tcagcgagct gatccgtgcc 720 catgacgacg acggcggccg gctcagcgac gtcgagatgg tcaccttgat cctcacgctc 780 gtcctcgccg gtcacgagac caccgctcac ctcatcagca acggcacggc ggcgctgctc 840 acccaccccg accaactgcg cctgctccag gacgacccgg ccctgctccc ccgtgccgtc 900 cacgagctga tgcgctggtg cgggccggtg cagatgaccc agctgcgtta cgccgccgcc 960 gacgtcgacc tggccggcac cacgatccac cggggcgacg ccgtccaact catcctggtg 1020 tcggcgaact tcgacccccg ccactacacc gaccccgacc gcctcgatct gacccgccac 1080 cccgcgggac atgcggagaa ccatgtgggt ttcggccatg gggcgcacta ctgcctgggc 1140 gccacactcg ccaagcagga gggcgaagtc gccttcggca aactgctcgc gcactacccg 1200 gagatggcgt tgggcgtcgc accggagcgc ctggagcgga cgcccctgcc gggcaactgg 1260 cggctgaacg cgctgccggt gcggttgggg tga 1293 18 430 PRT Streptomyces 18 Met Ser Ala Leu Pro Thr Ser Pro Phe Ala Ala His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Asp Pro Ala Leu Ile Thr Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Thr Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Val Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Leu Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Gln Val Leu Arg Asp Gln Arg Phe Val Asn Asn Pro Ala Ala Pro 65 70 75 80 Ser Leu Gly His Ala Ala Glu Asp Asn Pro Leu Thr Arg Leu Met Asp 85 90 95 Met Leu Gly Leu Pro Glu His Leu Arg Pro Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Tyr Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Glu 130 135 140 Gln Ile Ala Asp Ala Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Pro Glu His Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Arg His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Pro Glu Ala Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Thr Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Val Ser Met Glu Pro Asp Arg Leu Thr 195 200 205 Ala Ser Phe Pro Pro Met Ile Glu His Ile His Arg Met Val Arg Glu 210 215 220 Arg Arg Gly Ala Leu Thr Gly Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Ala 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Leu 245 250 255 Ile Leu Thr Leu Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Ser Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Leu Gln Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val Gln Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Ala Ala 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Asp Leu Ala Gly Thr Thr Ile His Arg Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Leu Ile Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Phe Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Asp Pro 340 345 350 Asp Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Ala His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Ala 370 375 380 Lys Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Phe Gly Lys Leu Leu Ala His Tyr Pro 385 390 395 400 Glu Met Ala Leu Gly Val Ala Pro Glu Arg Leu Glu Arg Thr Pro Leu 405 410 415 Pro Gly Asn Trp Arg Leu Asn Ala Leu Pro Val Arg Leu Gly 420 425 430 19 1293 DNA Streptomyces kasugaensis 19 atgtcggcat cacccagcaa cacgttcacc gagcacgtcg gcaagcaccc gggcgagccg 60 aacgtgatgg atccggcgct gatcggggat ccgttcgccg gttacggcgc gctgcgcgag 120 cagggcccgg tcgtgcgggg gcggttcatg gacgactccc ccgtgtggtt cgtgacccgc 180 ttcgaggagg tccgcgaggt cctgcgtgac ccgcggttcc ggaacaatcc ggtctccgcg 240 gcgccgggcg cggcccccga ggacaccccg ctgtcccggc tgatggacat gatgggtttc 300 cccgagcacc tgcgcgtcta tctgctcggc tcgatcctca acaacgacgc ccccgaccac 360 acccggctgc gccgcctggt ctcccgggcc ttcaccgcgc ggaagatcac cgatctgcgg 420 ccgcgcgtca cacagatagc cgacgagctg ctggcccggc tgccggagca cgccgaggac 480 ggcgtcgtcg acctgatcca gcacttcgcc tatcccctgc cgatcaccgt catctgcgaa 540 ctggtcggca tccccgagga ggaccgcccg cagtggcgca cctggggcgc cgacctggtc 600 tcgctgcagc cggaccggat gagccggtcc ttcccggcga tgatcgacca catccacgag 660 ctgatcgcgg cgcggcgccg ggcgctcacc gacgatctgc tcagcgagct gatccggacc 720 catgacgacg acggcagccg gctcagcgac gtcgagatgg tcaccatggt cctcaccgtc 780 gtcctggccg gccacgagac caccgcgcac ctcatcggca acggcacggc ggccctgctc 840 acccaccccg accagctgcg gctgctcaag gacgacccgg cgctgctgcc gcgcgcggtg 900 cacgagttga tgcgctggtg cggcccggtg cacatgaccc agctgcgcta cgccgccgag 960 gacgtcgagc tggcgggcgt ccggatccgc acgggggacg ccgtccagct catcctggtg 1020 tcggcgaacc gcgacccgcg ccactacacc gaccccgacc ggctggacct gacccggcac 1080 cctgccggcc acgcggagaa ccatgtgggg ttcggccacg gggcgcacta ctgtctgggc 1140 gccacgctcg ccaagcagga gggcgaggtc gccctcggcg ccctgctcag gcacttcccc 1200 gagctgtcgc tggccgtcgc gccggaggcc ctggagcgca caccggtacc gggcagctgg 1260 cggctgaacg cgctgccgct gcgtctgcgc tga 1293 20 430 PRT Streptomyces kasugaensis 20 Met Ser Ala Ser Pro Ser Asn Thr Phe Thr Glu His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Asp Pro Ala Leu Ile Gly Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Ala Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Met Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Phe Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Glu Val Leu Arg Asp Pro Arg Phe Arg Asn Asn Pro Val Ser Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Pro Gly Ala Ala Pro Glu Asp Thr Pro Leu Ser Arg Leu Met Asp 85 90 95 Met Met Gly Phe Pro Glu His Leu Arg Val Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Asn Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Thr 130 135 140 Gln Ile Ala Asp Glu Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Pro Glu His Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Gln His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Pro Glu Glu Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Thr Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Val Ser Leu Gln Pro Asp Arg Met Ser 195 200 205 Arg Ser Phe Pro Ala Met Ile Asp His Ile His Glu Leu Ile Ala Ala 210 215 220 Arg Arg Arg Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Ser Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Met 245 250 255 Val Leu Thr Val Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Gly Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Leu Lys Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val His Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Ala Glu 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Glu Leu Ala Gly Val Arg Ile Arg Thr Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Leu Ile Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Arg Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Asp Pro 340 345 350 Asp Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Ala His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Ala 370 375 380 Lys Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Leu Gly Ala Leu Leu Arg His Phe Pro 385 390 395 400 Glu Leu Ser Leu Ala Val Ala Pro Glu Ala Leu Glu Arg Thr Pro Val 405 410 415 Pro Gly Ser Trp Arg Leu Asn Ala Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu Arg 420 425 430 21 1428 DNA Streptomyces 21 atgaccacat cgcccaccga gtcccgggcg gccaccccga ccggctccac cgcctccccc 60 tcgaccgctt ccgccccggc caccacccct tcggccgcca cctcttcgga caccacctat 120 cccgccacca ccgaccgcac cacgctcccc tcctacgtcg gcctccaccc gggcgagccg 180 aacctgatgg aaccggagct gctggacaac ccgtacaccg gctacggcac gctgcgcgag 240 caggccccgc tcgtccgtgc ccggttcatc gacgactcgc ccatctggct ggtgacccgc 300 ttcgacgtgg tgcgcgaggt gatgcgcgac cagcggttcg tcaacaaccc gaccctggtg 360 cccggcatcg gtgcggacaa ggacccgcgc gcccggctga tcgagctgtt cggcatcccc 420 gaggacctga ccccgtacct cgccgacacc atcctcacca gcgacccgcc ggaccacacc 480 cggctgcgcc gcctggtctc ccgtgccttc accgcgcgcc gcatccagga cctgcggccg 540 cgcgtcgagc agatcaccga cgcgctgctg gagcgactgc cggaccatgc cgaggacggc 600 gtcgtcgacc tcgtcgagca cttcgcctac ccgctgccca tcacggtcat ctgcgagctg 660 gtcggcatcg acgaggagga ccggacgctg tggcggcggt tcggcgccga cctcgcctca 720 ctgaacccca agcgcatcgg cgccaccatg ccggagatga tcgcgcacat ccacgaggtg 780 atcgacgagc ggcgcgcggc cctgcgggac gacctgctca gcgggctcat ccgggcgcag 840 gacgacgacg gcggccggct gagcgacgtc gagatggtca ccctggtcct gaccctggtg 900 ctggccggtc acgagaccac cgcccacctc atcagcaacg gcaccctcgc cctgctcacc 960 caccccgacc agcggcggct gatcgacgag gacccggcac tgctgccgcg cgcggtccac 1020 gagctgatgc gctggtgcgg gccgatccag gccacccagc tgcggtacgc catggaggac 1080 accgaggtcg ccggtgtcca ggtccgccag ggcgaggccc tgatgttcag cctcgtcgcg 1140 gccaaccacg acccgcgcca ctacaccggg ccggagcggc tcgacctgac gcggcagccg 1200 gccggccgcg ccgaggacca cgtcggcttc gggcacggga tgcactactg cctgggtgcc 1260 tcactcgccc ggcaggaggc cgaggtggcc tacgggaagc tgctcacccg ctacccggac 1320 ctggagctcg ctctcacacc ggaacagctg gaggaccagg aacgcctgcg gcagcccggc 1380 acctggcgcc tgcggcggct gccgctgaag ctgcacgcgc ggagctga 1428 22 475 PRT Streptomyces 22 Met Thr Thr Ser Pro Thr Glu Ser Arg Ala Ala Thr Pro Thr Gly Ser 1 5 10 15 Thr Ala Ser Pro Ser Thr Ala Ser Ala Pro Ala Thr Thr Pro Ser Ala 20 25 30 Ala Thr Ser Ser Asp Thr Thr Tyr Pro Ala Thr Thr Asp Arg Thr Thr 35 40 45 Leu Pro Ser Tyr Val Gly Leu His Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Leu Met Glu 50 55 60 Pro Glu Leu Leu Asp Asn Pro Tyr Thr Gly Tyr Gly Thr Leu Arg Glu 65 70 75 80 Gln Ala Pro Leu Val Arg Ala Arg Phe Ile Asp Asp Ser Pro Ile Trp 85 90 95 Leu Val Thr Arg Phe Asp Val Val Arg Glu Val Met Arg Asp Gln Arg 100 105 110 Phe Val Asn Asn Pro Thr Leu Val Pro Gly Ile Gly Ala Asp Lys Asp 115 120 125 Pro Arg Ala Arg Leu Ile Glu Leu Phe Gly Ile Pro Glu Asp Leu Thr 130 135 140 Pro Tyr Leu Ala Asp Thr Ile Leu Thr Ser Asp Pro Pro Asp His Thr 145 150 155 160 Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Arg Ile Gln 165 170 175 Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Glu Gln Ile Thr Asp Ala Leu Leu Glu Arg 180 185 190 Leu Pro Asp His Ala Glu Asp Gly Val Val Asp Leu Val Glu His Phe 195 200 205 Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Asp 210 215 220 Glu Glu Asp Arg Thr Leu Trp Arg Arg Phe Gly Ala Asp Leu Ala Ser 225 230 235 240 Leu Asn Pro Lys Arg Ile Gly Ala Thr Met Pro Glu Met Ile Ala His 245 250 255 Ile His Glu Val Ile Asp Glu Arg Arg Ala Ala Leu Arg Asp Asp Leu 260 265 270 Leu Ser Gly Leu Ile Arg Ala Gln Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly Arg Leu Ser 275 280 285 Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Leu Val Leu Thr Leu Val Leu Ala Gly His 290 295 300 Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile Ser Asn Gly Thr Leu Ala Leu Leu Thr 305 310 315 320 His Pro Asp Gln Arg Arg Leu Ile Asp Glu Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro 325 330 335 Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Ile Gln Ala Thr 340 345 350 Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Met Glu Asp Thr Glu Val Ala Gly Val Gln Val 355 360 365 Arg Gln Gly Glu Ala Leu Met Phe Ser Leu Val Ala Ala Asn His Asp 370 375 380 Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Gly Pro Glu Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg Gln Pro 385 390 395 400 Ala Gly Arg Ala Glu Asp His Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Met His Tyr 405 410 415 Cys Leu Gly Ala Ser Leu Ala Arg Gln Glu Ala Glu Val Ala Tyr Gly 420 425 430 Lys Leu Leu Thr Arg Tyr Pro Asp Leu Glu Leu Ala Leu Thr Pro Glu 435 440 445 Gln Leu Glu Asp Gln Glu Arg Leu Arg Gln Pro Gly Thr Trp Arg Leu 450 455 460 Arg Arg Leu Pro Leu Lys Leu His Ala Arg Ser 465 470 475 23 1293 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus 23 atgtcggcat tatccaactc cccgctcgcc gcacatgtcg ggaaacaccc tggcgagccg 60 aatgtgatgg acccggcgct gatcaccgac ccgttcggcg gctacggcgc actgcgcgag 120 caaggcccgg tcgtacgggg ccggttcatg gacgactcgc ccgtctggct ggtgacgcgc 180 ttcgaagagg tccgccaagt cctgcgcgat cagcggttcg tgaacaaccc ggccgcaccg 240 tccctgggac gctcgatcga cgaaagcccc gcggtcagac ttttggaaat gttggggttg 300 cccgaccatt tccggccgta tctgctcggg tcgatcctca actacgacgc acccgaccac 360 acccggctcc gccgactggt ctcgcgcgcc ttcacggcac gcaagatcac cgacctgcgg 420 ccgcgggtcg agcagatcac cgacgacctg ctgacccggc ttcccgagca cgccgaggac 480 ggtgtggtcg acctcatcca gcacttcgcc taccccctgc cgatcaccgt gatctgcgaa 540 ctggtcggca tcgccgaagc ggaccgcccg caatggcgga agtggggagc cgatctcgtc 600 tcgctggagc cggggcggct gagcaccgcg ttcccggcga tggtcgagca catccatgag 660 ctgatccgcg agcggcgcgg cgcgctcacc gacgatctgc tcagcgagct gatccgcacc 720 catgacgacg acggcggccg gctcagcgac atcgagatgg tcaccatgat cctcacgatc 780 gtcctggccg gccacgagac caccgcccac ctcataggca acggcacggc ggcgctgctc 840 acccaccccg accagctgcg cctactcaag gacgatccgg cgctgctgcc gcgcgccgtc 900 cacgagctga tgcgctggtg cgggccggtg cacatgaccc agctgcggtt cgcgtccgag 960 gacgtcgagg tcgccgggac accgatccac aagggcgacg ccgtacaact catcctggta 1020 tcggcgaact tcgacccccg ccactacacc gaccccgacc gtctcgacct gacccgccac 1080 cccgccggcc acgccgagaa ccatgtgggc ttcggccacg gaatgcacta ctgcctgggt 1140 gccaccctcg ccaaacagga aggcgaagtc gccttctccc gcctcttcac gcactacccg 1200 gaactgtccc tgggcgtcgc ggcggaccag ctggcgcgga cacaggtacc cggcagctgg 1260 cggctggaca ccctgccgct gcgactgggg tga 1293 24 430 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 24 Met Ser Ala Leu Ser Asn Ser Pro Leu Ala Ala His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Asp Pro Ala Leu Ile Thr Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Gly Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Met Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Leu Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Gln Val Leu Arg Asp Gln Arg Phe Val Asn Asn Pro Ala Ala Pro 65 70 75 80 Ser Leu Gly Arg Ser Ile Asp Glu Ser Pro Ala Val Arg Leu Leu Glu 85 90 95 Met Leu Gly Leu Pro Asp His Phe Arg Pro Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Tyr Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Glu 130 135 140 Gln Ile Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Thr Arg Leu Pro Glu His Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Gln His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Ala Glu Ala Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Lys Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Val Ser Leu Glu Pro Gly Arg Leu Ser 195 200 205 Thr Ala Phe Pro Ala Met Val Glu His Ile His Glu Leu Ile Arg Glu 210 215 220 Arg Arg Gly Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly Arg Leu Ser Asp Ile Glu Met Val Thr Met 245 250 255 Ile Leu Thr Ile Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Gly Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Leu Lys Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val His Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Phe Ala Ser Glu 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Glu Val Ala Gly Thr Pro Ile His Lys Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Leu Ile Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Phe Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Asp Pro 340 345 350 Asp Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Met His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Ala 370 375 380 Lys Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Phe Ser Arg Leu Phe Thr His Tyr Pro 385 390 395 400 Glu Leu Ser Leu Gly Val Ala Ala Asp Gln Leu Ala Arg Thr Gln Val 405 410 415 Pro Gly Ser Trp Arg Leu Asp Thr Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu Gly 420 425 430 25 1293 DNA Streptomyces 25 atgtcggcat tatccagctc accgttcgcc gcgcatgtcg ggaaacaccc gggcgagccg 60 aatgtgatgg acccggcgct gatcgccgat ccgttcggtg gttatggcgc actgcgtgag 120 caagggccgg tcgtacgggg ccggttcatg gacgactcac ccgtctggct cgtgacgcgc 180 ttcgaggaag tccgccaagt cctgcgcgac cagcggttcc tgaacgatcc gacggccccc 240 tccctggggc gctcattcga cgacagcccc acggccaggc tgctggagat gatgggactg 300 cccgagcatt tccggccgta tctgctcggt tcgattctga acaacgacgc ccccgaccac 360 acccggctgc gccgtctggt gtcgcgcgcc ttcacggcac gcaagatcac cgacctgcgg 420 ccgcgggtcg agcagatcgc cgacgagctg ctgacccggc ttcccgagta cgccgaggac 480 ggcgtggtcg acctcatcaa gcacttcgcc taccccctgc cgatcgccgt catctgcgaa 540 ctggtcggca tagccgaagc ggatcgtccg cagtggcgga agtggggtgc cgacctcgtc 600 tcgctgcagc cggaccggct cagcacctcg ttcccggcga tgatcgagca catccatgag 660 ctgatccgcg agcggcgcgg ggcgctcacg gacgatctgc tcagcgagct gatccgtgcc 720 catgacgacg acggcggccg gctcagcgac gtcgagatgg tcaccatgat cctcacggtg 780 gtgctcgccg gccacgagac caccgcgcac ctcataggca acggcacggc ggcgctgctc 840 acccaccccg accagctgcg gctgctcagg gacgacccgg ctctgtttcc ccgtgccgtc 900 cacgagctgt tgcgctggtg cgggccggtc cacatgaccc agatgcggtt tgcgtccgag 960 gatgtcgaca tcgccgggac gaagatccgt aagggcgacg ccgtacaact gatcctggta 1020 tcggccaact tcgacccccg ccactacacc gaccccgaac gtctcgacct gacccgtcac 1080 cccgccggcc acgccgagaa ccatgtgggc ttcggccacg ggatgcacta ctgcctgggc 1140 gccaccctcg ccaaacagga gggcgaagtc gcgttcgaga agctcttcgc gcactacccg 1200 gaggtgtcgc tgggcgtcgc accggaacaa ctggaaagga caccactgcc cggcagctgg 1260 cggctcgatt ccctgccgct gcggttgcgg taa 1293 26 430 PRT Streptomyces 26 Met Ser Ala Leu Ser Ser Ser Pro Phe Ala Ala His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Asp Pro Ala Leu Ile Ala Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Gly Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Met Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Leu Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Gln Val Leu Arg Asp Gln Arg Phe Leu Asn Asp Pro Thr Ala Pro 65 70 75 80 Ser Leu Gly Arg Ser Phe Asp Asp Ser Pro Thr Ala Arg Leu Leu Glu 85 90 95 Met Met Gly Leu Pro Glu His Phe Arg Pro Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Asn Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Glu 130 135 140 Gln Ile Ala Asp Glu Leu Leu Thr Arg Leu Pro Glu Tyr Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Lys His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Ala 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Ala Glu Ala Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Lys Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Val Ser Leu Gln Pro Asp Arg Leu Ser 195 200 205 Thr Ser Phe Pro Ala Met Ile Glu His Ile His Glu Leu Ile Arg Glu 210 215 220 Arg Arg Gly Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Ala 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Met 245 250 255 Ile Leu Thr Val Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Gly Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Leu Arg Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Phe Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Leu 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val His Met Thr Gln Met Arg Phe Ala Ser Glu 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Asp Ile Ala Gly Thr Lys Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Leu Ile Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Phe Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Asp Pro 340 345 350 Glu Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Met His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Ala 370 375 380 Lys Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Phe Glu Lys Leu Phe Ala His Tyr Pro 385 390 395 400 Glu Val Ser Leu Gly Val Ala Pro Glu Gln Leu Glu Arg Thr Pro Leu 405 410 415 Pro Gly Ser Trp Arg Leu Asp Ser Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu Arg 420 425 430 27 1293 DNA Streptomyces 27 atgtcggcat tatccagctc tccgttcgct gcgcatgtcg ggaaacaccc gggtgagccg 60 aatgtgatgg agccggcgct gctcaccgac ccgttcgcgg gctacggcgc gctgcgtgag 120 caggccccgg tcgtacgggg ccggttcgtg gacgactcac cggtctggtt cgtgacgcgc 180 ttcgaggagg tccgccaagt cctgcgcgac cagcggttcg tgaacaatcc ggccgcgccg 240 cccctggccc catcggccga ggagaacccg ctgaccaggc tgatggacat gctgggcctc 300 cccgagcacc tccgcgtcta catgctcggg tcgattctca actacgacgc ccccgaccac 360 acccggctgc gccgtctggt gtcgcgcgcg ttcacggcgc ggaagatcac cgatctgcga 420 ccgcgtgtcg agcagatcgc cgacgagctg ctggcccgcc tccccgagta cgccgaggac 480 ggcgtcgtcg acctcatcca gcatttcgcc tacccgctgc cgatcaccgt catctgcgag 540 ctggtcggca tacccgaagc ggaccgcccg cagtggcgga agtggggcgc cgacctcatc 600 tcgatggacc cggaccggct cggcgcaacg ttcccggcga tgatcgagca catccatgag 660 atggtccggg agcggcgcgc ggcgctcacc gatgatctgc tcagcgagct gatccgtacc 720 catgacgacg atggcggccg gctcagcgac gtcgagatgg tcaccatgat cctcacgctc 780 gtcctcgccg gtcacgagac caccgcccac ctcatcagca acggcacggc ggcgctgctc 840 acccaccccg accagctgcg cctgctcaag gacgacccgg ccctgctccc ccgggccgtc 900 catgagctga tgcgctggtg cgggccggtg cagatgacgc agctgcgcta cgcggccgcc 960 gacgtcgacc tcgccggtac gcggatccac aagggcgacg ccgtacaact cctcctggtt 1020 gcggcgaact tcgacccccg ccactacacc gaccccgacc gtctcgatct gacgcgtcac 1080 cccgccggcc acgccgagaa ccatgtgggt ttcggccacg gtgcgcatta ctgcctgggt 1140 gccaccctcg ccaagcagga gggcgaagtc gcgttcggca agctgctcgc gcactacccg 1200 gagatgtccc tgggcatcga accggaacgt ctggagcgat tgccgctgcc tggcaactgg 1260 cggctgaatt ccctgccgtt gcggctgggg tga 1293 28 430 PRT Streptomyces 28 Met Ser Ala Leu Ser Ser Ser Pro Phe Ala Ala His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Glu Pro Ala Leu Leu Thr Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Ala Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Ala Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Val Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Phe Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Gln Val Leu Arg Asp Gln Arg Phe Val Asn Asn Pro Ala Ala Pro 65 70 75 80 Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser Ala Glu Glu Asn Pro Leu Thr Arg Leu Met Asp 85 90 95 Met Leu Gly Leu Pro Glu His Leu Arg Val Tyr Met Leu Gly Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Tyr Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Glu 130 135 140 Gln Ile Ala Asp Glu Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Pro Glu Tyr Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Gln His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Pro Glu Ala Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Lys Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Ile Ser Met Asp Pro Asp Arg Leu Gly 195 200 205 Ala Thr Phe Pro Ala Met Ile Glu His Ile His Glu Met Val Arg Glu 210 215 220 Arg Arg Ala Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Met 245 250 255 Ile Leu Thr Leu Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Ser Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Leu Lys Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val Gln Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Ala Ala 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Asp Leu Ala Gly Thr Arg Ile His Lys Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Leu Leu Leu Val Ala Ala Asn Phe Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Asp Pro 340 345 350 Asp Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Ala His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Ala 370 375 380 Lys Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Phe Gly Lys Leu Leu Ala His Tyr Pro 385 390 395 400 Glu Met Ser Leu Gly Ile Glu Pro Glu Arg Leu Glu Arg Leu Pro Leu 405 410 415 Pro Gly Asn Trp Arg Leu Asn Ser Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu Gly 420 425 430 29 1293 DNA Streptomyces lydicus 29 atgtcggcat tacccagcaa cacgttcacc gagcacgtcg gcaagcaccc gggcgaaccg 60 aacgtgatgg atccggcgct gatcggtgat ccgttcgccg gttacggcgc gctgcgcgag 120 cagggcccgg tcgtgcgggg gcggttcgtg gacgactccc ccgtgtggtt cgtgacccgc 180 ttcgaggagg tccgcgaggt cctgcgggac cagcggttcc ggaacaatcc ggtctcctcg 240 gcgccggacg cggaccccga ggacaccccg ctgtcccggc tgatggacat gatgggtttc 300 cccgagcacc tgcgcgtcta tctgctcggc tcgatcctca acaacgacgc ccccgaccac 360 acccggctgc gccgcctggt ctcccgggcc ttcaccgcgc ggaagatcac cgatctgcgg 420 ccgcgcgtcg cacagatagc cgacgagctg ctggcccggc tgccggagca cgccgaggac 480 ggcgtcgtcg acctgatcca gcacttcgcc tatcccctgc cgatcaccgt catctgcgaa 540 ctggtcggca tccccgagga ggaccgcccg cagtggcgca cctggggcgc cgacctggtc 600 tcgctgcagc cggaccggat gagccggtcc ttcccggcga tgatcgacca catccacgag 660 ctgatcgcgg cgcggcgccg ggcgctcacc gacgacctgc tcagcgagct gatccgaacc 720 catgacgacg acggcagccg gctcagcgac gtcgagatgg tcaccatggt cctcaccgtc 780 gtcctggccg gccacgagac caccgcgcac ctcatcggca acggcacggc ggccctgctc 840 acccaccccg accagctgcg gctgctcaag gacgacccgg cgctgctgcc gcgcgcggtg 900 cacgagttga tgcgctggtg cggcccggtg cacatgaccc agctgcgcta cgccgccgag 960 gacgtcgagc tggcgggcgt ccggatccgc aagggggacg ccgtccagct catcctggtg 1020 tcggcgaacc gcgatccgcg ccactacacc gaacccgacc gtctggacct gacccggcac 1080 cccgccggcc acgccgagaa ccatgtgggg ttcggccacg gggcgcacta ctgtctgggc 1140 gccacgctcg ccaagcagga gggcgaggtc gccctcggcg ccctgctcag gcacttcccc 1200 gagctgtcgc tggccgtcgc gccggacgcc ctggagcgca caccggtacc gggcagctgg 1260 cggctgaatg cgctgccgct gcgtctgcgc tga 1293 30 430 PRT Streptomyces lydicus 30 Met Ser Ala Leu Pro Ser Asn Thr Phe Thr Glu His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Asp Pro Ala Leu Ile Gly Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Ala Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Val Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Phe Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Glu Val Leu Arg Asp Gln Arg Phe Arg Asn Asn Pro Val Ser Ser 65 70 75 80 Ala Pro Asp Ala Asp Pro Glu Asp Thr Pro Leu Ser Arg Leu Met Asp 85 90 95 Met Met Gly Phe Pro Glu His Leu Arg Val Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Asn Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Ala 130 135 140 Gln Ile Ala Asp Glu Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Pro Glu His Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Gln His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Pro Glu Glu Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Thr Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Val Ser Leu Gln Pro Asp Arg Met Ser 195 200 205 Arg Ser Phe Pro Ala Met Ile Asp His Ile His Glu Leu Ile Ala Ala 210 215 220 Arg Arg Arg Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Ser Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Met 245 250 255 Val Leu Thr Val Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Gly Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Leu Lys Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val His Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Ala Glu 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Glu Leu Ala Gly Val Arg Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Leu Ile Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Arg Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Glu Pro 340 345 350 Asp Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Ala His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Ala 370 375 380 Lys Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Leu Gly Ala Leu Leu Arg His Phe Pro 385 390 395 400 Glu Leu Ser Leu Ala Val Ala Pro Asp Ala Leu Glu Arg Thr Pro Val 405 410 415 Pro Gly Ser Trp Arg Leu Asn Ala Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu Arg 420 425 430 31 1293 DNA Streptomyces lydicus 31 atgtcggcat cgaccagctc tcccctcagc gcccacgtcg gcaagcaccc gggcgaaccc 60 catgtgatgg atccggcgct gatcagcgat ccgttcggcg gctacggtgc cctgcgcgag 120 cagggaccgg tcgtccgcgg acggttcttc gacgactcgc ccttgtggtt agtgacccgc 180 ttcgaggaag tccgccaggt cctgcgcgac cagcggttcg tgaacaaccc cgccgacccg 240 gcgctcggcg tcgcgccgga ggactccccg cagctgcgcg cgctggcgat gctgggcatc 300 cccgagcacc tgcacggcta tctgctcaac tcgatcctca actacgacgc ccccgaccac 360 acccggctgc gccgcctggt ctcccgcgcc ttcaccgccc gcaagatcac cgatcttcgg 420 ccgcgggtgg cgcagataac cgccgagctg ctggaccgac tcccggagca cgccgaggac 480 ggcgtggtcg acctgatcga gcacttcgcc tacccgctgc cgatcacggt gatctgcgaa 540 cttgtcggca tcgccgcgga ggaccggccc cagtggcgtt cctggggcgc cgacctggtc 600 tcggtggacc ccgaccggct cggccggacc ttcccggcga tgatcgacca catccacgcg 660 ctgatcggcc agcggcgggc cgcgctcacc gacgacctgc tcagcgagct gatccggacc 720 catgacgacg acggcagccg gctcagcgac gtcgagatgg tcaccctggt cctcaccctc 780 gtgctggccg gccacgagac caccgcacac ctcatcggca acggcaccgc ggccctgctc 840 acccaccccg accagctgcg gctgctcaag gacgacccgg cgctgctgcc gcgcgccgtc 900 cacgagctga tgcgctggtg cgggccggtg cacgtcaccc agctgcggta cgccgccgag 960 gacgtcgacc tcgccggcac ccggatccgc aggggcgacg ccgtgcaggc cgtcctggtc 1020 tcggcgaacc acgacccgcg ccactacacc gaccccgaac gcctggacct gacccggcag 1080 cccgcgggcc gcgccgagaa ccacgtgggc ttcgggcacg gggcgcacta ctgcctgggc 1140 gccagcctcg ccaggcagga gggtgaggtc gccctgggcg ccctgttcga ccgctacccc 1200 gacctggcgc tggcggtggc gcccgaggag ctggagcgca ccccggtgcc cggtacctgg 1260 cggctgacgt cgctgccggt gcgcctgggc tga 1293 32 430 PRT Streptomyces lydicus 32 Met Ser Ala Ser Thr Ser Ser Pro Leu Ser Ala His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro His Val Met Asp Pro Ala Leu Ile Ser Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Gly Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Phe Asp Asp Ser Pro Leu Trp Leu Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Gln Val Leu Arg Asp Gln Arg Phe Val Asn Asn Pro Ala Asp Pro 65 70 75 80 Ala Leu Gly Val Ala Pro Glu Asp Ser Pro Gln Leu Arg Ala Leu Ala 85 90 95 Met Leu Gly Ile Pro Glu His Leu His Gly Tyr Leu Leu Asn Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Tyr Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Ala 130 135 140 Gln Ile Thr Ala Glu Leu Leu Asp Arg Leu Pro Glu His Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Glu His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Ala Ala Glu Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Ser Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Val Ser Val Asp Pro Asp Arg Leu Gly 195 200 205 Arg Thr Phe Pro Ala Met Ile Asp His Ile His Ala Leu Ile Gly Gln 210 215 220 Arg Arg Ala Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Ser Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Leu 245 250 255 Val Leu Thr Leu Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Gly Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Leu Lys Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val His Val Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Ala Glu 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Asp Leu Ala Gly Thr Arg Ile Arg Arg Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Ala Val Leu Val Ser Ala Asn His Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Asp Pro 340 345 350 Glu Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg Gln Pro Ala Gly Arg Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Ala His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Ser Leu Ala 370 375 380 Arg Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Leu Gly Ala Leu Phe Asp Arg Tyr Pro 385 390 395 400 Asp Leu Ala Leu Ala Val Ala Pro Glu Glu Leu Glu Arg Thr Pro Val 405 410 415 Pro Gly Thr Trp Arg Leu Thr Ser Leu Pro Val Arg Leu Gly 420 425 430 33 1281 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus 33 atgaactctc cgttcgccgc gcacgtcggg aaacacccgg gcgagccgaa tgtgatggac 60 cccgccctga tcaccgaccc gttcaccggc tacggcgcgc tgcgtgagca gggcccggtc 120 gtacggggcc ggttcatgga cgactcgccc gtctggctgg tgacgcggtt cgaggaggtc 180 cgccaggtcc tgcgcgacca gcggttcgtg aacaatccgg cctcgccgtc cctgaactac 240 gcgcccgagg acaacccgct gacccggctg atggagatgc tgggcctccc cgagcacctc 300 cgcgtctacc tgctcggatc gatcctcaac tacgacgccc ccgaccacac ccggctgcgc 360 cgtctggtgt cgcgggcgtt cacggcccgc aagatcaccg acctgcggcc ccgggtcgag 420 cagatcgccg acgcgctgct ggcccggctg cccgagcacg ccgaggacgg cgtcgtcgac 480 ctcatccagc acttcgccta ccccctgccg atcaccgtca tctgcgaact ggtcggcata 540 cccgaagcgg accgcccgca gtggcgaacg tggggcgccg acctcatctc gatggatccg 600 gaccggctcg gcgcctcgtt cccggcgatg atcgagcaca tccatcagat ggtccgggaa 660 cggcgcgagg cgctcaccga cgacctgctc agcgaactga tccgcaccca tgacgacgac 720 ggcgggcggc tcagcgacgt cgagatggtc accatgatcc tcacgctcgt cctcgccggc 780 cacgagacca ccgcccacct catcagcaac ggcacggcgg cgctgctcac ccaccccgac 840 cagctgcgtc tggtcaagga cgatccggcc ctcctccccc gtgccgtcca cgagctgatg 900 cgctggtgcg ggccggtgca catgacccag ctgcgctacg ccaccgccga cgtcgacctc 960 gccggcacac cgatccgcca gggcgatgcc gttcaactca tcctggtatc ggccaacttc 1020 gacccccgtc actacaccga ccccgaccgc ctcgatctca cccggcaccc cgcgggccac 1080 gccgagaacc atgtgggttt cggccatgga gcgcactact gcctgggcgc cacactcgcc 1140 aaacaggaag gtgaagtcgc cttcggcaaa ctgctcacgc actacccgga catatcgctg 1200 ggcatcgccc cggaacacct ggagcggaca ccgctgccgg gcaactggcg gctgaactcg 1260 ctgccggtgc ggttggggtg a 1281 34 426 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 34 Met Asn Ser Pro Phe Ala Ala His Val Gly Lys His Pro Gly Glu Pro 1 5 10 15 Asn Val Met Asp Pro Ala Leu Ile Thr Asp Pro Phe Thr Gly Tyr Gly 20 25 30 Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg Gly Arg Phe Met Asp Asp 35 40 45 Ser Pro Val Trp Leu Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val Arg Gln Val Leu 50 55 60 Arg Asp Gln Arg Phe Val Asn Asn Pro Ala Ser Pro Ser Leu Asn Tyr 65 70 75 80 Ala Pro Glu Asp Asn Pro Leu Thr Arg Leu Met Glu Met Leu Gly Leu 85 90 95 Pro Glu His Leu Arg Val Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Tyr Asp 100 105 110 Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser Arg Ala Phe Thr 115 120 125 Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Glu Gln Ile Ala Asp 130 135 140 Ala Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Pro Glu His Ala Glu Asp Gly Val Val Asp 145 150 155 160 Leu Ile Gln His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr Val Ile Cys Glu 165 170 175 Leu Val Gly Ile Pro Glu Ala Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp Arg Thr Trp Gly 180 185 190 Ala Asp Leu Ile Ser Met Asp Pro Asp Arg Leu Gly Ala Ser Phe Pro 195 200 205 Ala Met Ile Glu His Ile His Gln Met Val Arg Glu Arg Arg Glu Ala 210 215 220 Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr His Asp Asp Asp 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Met Ile Leu Thr Leu 245 250 255 Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile Ser Asn Gly Thr 260 265 270 Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu Val Lys Asp Asp 275 280 285 Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Met Arg Trp Cys Gly 290 295 300 Pro Val His Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Thr Ala Asp Val Asp Leu 305 310 315 320 Ala Gly Thr Pro Ile Arg Gln Gly Asp Ala Val Gln Leu Ile Leu Val 325 330 335 Ser Ala Asn Phe Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Asp Pro Asp Arg Leu Asp 340 345 350 Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His Val Gly Phe Gly 355 360 365 His Gly Ala His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Ala Lys Gln Glu Gly 370 375 380 Glu Val Ala Phe Gly Lys Leu Leu Thr His Tyr Pro Asp Ile Ser Leu 385 390 395 400 Gly Ile Ala Pro Glu His Leu Glu Arg Thr Pro Leu Pro Gly Asn Trp 405 410 415 Arg Leu Asn Ser Leu Pro Val Arg Leu Gly 420 425 35 195 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus 35 atgcggatca cgatcgacac cgacatctgt atcggcgccg gccagtgcgc cctgaccgcg 60 ccgggagtgt tcacccagga cgacgacggc ttcagcgccc tgctgcccgg ccgcgaggac 120 ggtgcgggcg acccgctggt gcgggaggcc gcccgcgcct gcccggtgca ggccatcacg 180 gtcacggacg actga 195 36 64 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 36 Met Arg Ile Thr Ile Asp Thr Asp Ile Cys Ile Gly Ala Gly Gln Cys 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Thr Ala Pro Gly Val Phe Thr Gln Asp Asp Asp Gly Phe Ser 20 25 30 Ala Leu Leu Pro Gly Arg Glu Asp Gly Ala Gly Asp Pro Leu Val Arg 35 40 45 Glu Ala Ala Arg Ala Cys Pro Val Gln Ala Ile Thr Val Thr Asp Asp 50 55 60 37 195 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus 37 atgcggatca ccatcgacac cgacatctgc atcggcgccg gccagtgcgc cctgaccgcg 60 ccgggagtct tcacccagga cgacgacggt ttcagcgccc tgctgcccgg ccgcgaggac 120 ggcgcgggcg acccgctggt gcgcgaggcc gcccgcgcct gccccgtgca ggccatttcg 180 gtcacggacg actga 195 38 64 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 38 Met Arg Ile Thr Ile Asp Thr Asp Ile Cys Ile Gly Ala Gly Gln Cys 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Thr Ala Pro Gly Val Phe Thr Gln Asp Asp Asp Gly Phe Ser 20 25 30 Ala Leu Leu Pro Gly Arg Glu Asp Gly Ala Gly Asp Pro Leu Val Arg 35 40 45 Glu Ala Ala Arg Ala Cys Pro Val Gln Ala Ile Ser Val Thr Asp Asp 50 55 60 39 9 PRT Artificial Sequence Synthetic peptide. 39 Tyr Pro Tyr Asp Val Pro Asp Tyr Ala 1 5 40 10 PRT Artificial Sequence Synthetic peptide. 40 Glu Gln Lys Leu Ile Ser Glu Glu Asp Leu 1 5 10 41 11 PRT Artificial Sequence Synthetic peptide. 41 Gln Pro Glu Leu Ala Pro Glu Asp Pro Glu Asp 1 5 10 42 11 PRT Artificial Sequence Synthetic peptide. 42 Tyr Thr Asp Ile Glu Met Asn Arg Leu Gly Lys 1 5 10 43 7 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 43 Ile Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr 1 5 44 20 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (6)..(18) Nucleotides 6, 9 and 18 are “s” wherein “s” = g or c. 44 atcgcsggsc acgagacsac 20 45 7 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 45 Val Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr 1 5 46 20 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (3)..(18) Nucleotides 3, 6, 9, and 18 are “s” wherein “s” = g or c. 46 gtsgcsggsc acgagacsac 20 47 7 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 47 Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr 1 5 48 20 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (3)..(18) Nucleotides 3, 6, 9, and 18 are “s” wherein “s” = g or c. 48 ctsgcsggsc acgagacsac 20 49 9 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 49 Leu Leu Leu Ile Ala Gly His Glu Thr 1 5 50 25 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (2)..(17) Nucleotides 2, 5, 8, 14, and 17 are “s” wherein “s” = g or c. 50 tsctsctsat cgcsggscac gagac 25 51 9 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 51 His Gln Cys Leu Gly Gln Asn Leu Ala 1 5 52 26 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (12)..(24) Nucleotides 12, 15, and 24 are “s” wherein “s” = g or c. 52 gtggtcacgg asccstgctt ggascg 26 53 8 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 53 Phe Gly His Gly Val His Gln Cys 1 5 54 24 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (6)..(15) Nucleotides 6, 12, and 15 are “s” wherein “s” = g or c. 54 aagccsgtgc cscasgtggt cacg 24 55 8 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 55 Phe Gly Phe Gly Val His Gln Cys 1 5 56 24 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (6)..(15) Nucleotides 6, 12, and 15 are “s” wherein “s” = g or c. 56 aaggcsaagc cscasgtggt cacg 24 57 8 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 57 Phe Gly His Gly Ile His Gln Cys 1 5 58 24 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (6)..(12) Nucleotides 6 and 12 are “s” wherein “s” = g or c. 58 aagccsgtgc cstaggtggt cacg 24 59 8 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 59 Phe Gly His Gly Val His Phe Cys 1 5 60 24 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (6)..(15) Nucleotides 6, 12, and 15 are “s” wherein “s” = g or c. 60 aagccsgtgc cscasgtgaa gacg 24 61 24 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 61 His Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Asp Pro Ala Leu Ile Thr Asp Pro 1 5 10 15 Phe Thr Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg 20 62 21 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 62 Phe Val Asn Asn Pro Ala Ser Pro Ser Leu Asn Tyr Ala Pro Glu Asp 1 5 10 15 Asn Pro Leu Thr Arg 20 63 19 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 63 Leu Leu Thr His Tyr Pro Asp Ile Ser Leu Gly Ile Ala Pro Glu His 1 5 10 15 Leu Glu Arg 64 17 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 64 Val Tyr Leu Leu Gly Ser Ile Leu Asn Tyr Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr 1 5 10 15 Arg 65 13 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 65 Thr Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Ile Ser Met Asp Pro Asp Arg 1 5 10 66 13 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 66 Glu Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg 1 5 10 67 12 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 67 Phe Met Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Leu Val Thr Arg 1 5 10 68 12 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 68 Leu Met Glu Met Leu Gly Leu Pro Glu His Leu Arg 1 5 10 69 11 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 69 Val Glu Gln Ile Ala Asp Ala Leu Leu Ala Arg 1 5 10 70 11 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 70 Leu Val Lys Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg 1 5 10 71 8 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 71 Asp Asp Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Arg 1 5 72 8 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 72 Thr Pro Leu Pro Gly Asn Trp Arg 1 5 73 7 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 73 Leu Asn Ser Leu Pro Val Arg 1 5 74 7 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 74 Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg 1 5 75 7 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 75 Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Val Arg 1 5 76 7 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 76 Ala Val His Glu Leu Met Arg 1 5 77 5 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 77 Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg 1 5 78 5 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 78 Phe Glu Glu Val Arg 1 5 79 7 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 79 Pro Gly Glu Asp Asn Val Met 1 5 80 21 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (3)..(18) Nucleotides 3, 6, 12, and 18 are “s” wherein “s” = c or g. 80 ccsggsgarc csaaygtsat g 21 81 7 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 81 Ala Leu Ile Thr Asp Pro Phe 1 5 82 21 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (3)..(18) Nucleotides 3, 6, 12, and 18 are “s”wherein “s” = c or g. 82 gcsctsatya csgacccstt c 21 83 8 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 83 Phe Met Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp 1 5 84 24 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (13)..(13) Nucleotide 13 is “w” wherein “w” = a or t. 84 ttcatggacg acwssccsgt stgg 24 85 8 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 85 Leu Asn Tyr Asp Ala Pro Asp His 1 5 86 24 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (3)..(18) Nucleotides 3, 15 and 18 are “s” wherein “s” = c or g. 86 ctsaaytayg acgcsccsga ccac 24 87 8 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 87 Val Glu Gln Ile Ala Asp Ala Leu 1 5 88 24 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (3)..(24) Nucleotides 3, 15, 21, and 24 are “s” wherein “s” = c or g. 88 gtsgarcaga tygcsgacgc scts 24 89 8 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 89 Asp Leu Ile Ser Met Asp Pro Asp 1 5 90 24 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus misc_feature (6)..(21) Nucleotides 6, 11, 12, and 21 are “s” wherein “s” = c or g. 90 ctggastarw sstacctggg sctg 24 91 36 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus 91 agattaatta atgtcggaat taatgaactg tccgtt 36 92 32 DNA Streptomyces tubercidicus 92 aaactcaccc caaccgcacc ggcagcgagt tc 32 93 7 PRT Streptomyces tubercidicus 93 Met Ser Glu Leu Met Asn Ser 1 5 94 1293 DNA Streptomyces 94 atgtcggcaa tatccagctc cccgttcgcc gcacacgtcg gaaagcatcc cggcgagccg 60 aatgtgatgg acccggcgct gatcaccgac ccgttcggcg gctacggcgc actgcgtgag 120 caaggccccg tcctaccggg ccggttcatg gacgactcac ccgtctggct cgtgacgcgc 180 ttcgaagagg tccgccaagt cctgcgcgat cagcggttcc tgaacaaccc ggccgcgtcg 240 tcaccggggc attcgatcga cgagagcccc acggccaggc tgctggacat gatggggatg 300 cccgaacatt tccggccgta tctgatgggg tcgatcctca acaacgacgc ccccgaccac 360 acccggctgc gccgtctggt gtcacgcgcg ttcacggcac gcaagatcac cgatctgcgg 420 ccgcgggtcg agcagctcgc cgacgagctg ctggcccggc ttcccgagca cgccgaggac 480 ggtgtggtcg acctgatcaa gcacttcgcc tatcccctgc cgatcaccgt gatctgcgaa 540 ctggtcggca tcccggaagc ggaccgcccg caatggcgga agtggggcgc cgacctcgtt 600 tcgctgcagc cggagcggct cagcacctcg ttcccggcga tgatcgagca catccatgaa 660 ctgatccgcg agcggcgcgg cgcgctcacc gacgatctgc tcagcgagct gatccgtacc 720 catgacgacg acggcagccg gctcagcgac gtcgagatgg tcaccatggt cctcaccgtc 780 gtcctggccg gccacgagac caccgcccac ctgataggca acggcacggc ggcgctgctc 840 acccaccccg accagctgcg cctggtcaag gacgacccgg agctgcttcc gcgtgccgtc 900 cacgagctgc tgcgctggtg cgggccggtc cagatgaccc agctgcggta cgcctccgag 960 gatgtcgaga tcgccgggac gccgatccgt aagggcgacg ccgtacaact catcctggta 1020 tcggcgaact tcgacccccg ccactacacc gcccccgaac gcctcgacct gacccgccac 1080 cccgccggcc acgccgagaa ccatgtgggc ttcggccacg gaatgcacta ctgcctgggc 1140 gccaccctcg ccaaacagga gggcgaagtc gcgttcggca agctcttcac gcactacccg 1200 gagctgtcgc tggccgtcgc accggacgag ttggagcgaa cgccggtgcc cggcagctgg 1260 cggttggatt cgctgccggt gcggttgggg tga 1293 95 430 PRT Streptomyces 95 Met Ser Ala Ile Ser Ser Ser Pro Phe Ala Ala His Val Gly Lys His 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Glu Pro Asn Val Met Asp Pro Ala Leu Ile Thr Asp Pro Phe 20 25 30 Gly Gly Tyr Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Gln Gly Pro Val Leu Pro Gly Arg 35 40 45 Phe Met Asp Asp Ser Pro Val Trp Leu Val Thr Arg Phe Glu Glu Val 50 55 60 Arg Gln Val Leu Arg Asp Gln Arg Phe Leu Asn Asn Pro Ala Ala Ser 65 70 75 80 Ser Pro Gly His Ser Ile Asp Glu Ser Pro Thr Ala Arg Leu Leu Asp 85 90 95 Met Met Gly Met Pro Glu His Phe Arg Pro Tyr Leu Met Gly Ser Ile 100 105 110 Leu Asn Asn Asp Ala Pro Asp His Thr Arg Leu Arg Arg Leu Val Ser 115 120 125 Arg Ala Phe Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Leu Arg Pro Arg Val Glu 130 135 140 Gln Leu Ala Asp Glu Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Pro Glu His Ala Glu Asp 145 150 155 160 Gly Val Val Asp Leu Ile Lys His Phe Ala Tyr Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr 165 170 175 Val Ile Cys Glu Leu Val Gly Ile Pro Glu Ala Asp Arg Pro Gln Trp 180 185 190 Arg Lys Trp Gly Ala Asp Leu Val Ser Leu Gln Pro Glu Arg Leu Ser 195 200 205 Thr Ser Phe Pro Ala Met Ile Glu His Ile His Glu Leu Ile Arg Glu 210 215 220 Arg Arg Gly Ala Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Leu Ser Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr 225 230 235 240 His Asp Asp Asp Gly Ser Arg Leu Ser Asp Val Glu Met Val Thr Met 245 250 255 Val Leu Thr Val Val Leu Ala Gly His Glu Thr Thr Ala His Leu Ile 260 265 270 Gly Asn Gly Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Thr His Pro Asp Gln Leu Arg Leu 275 280 285 Val Lys Asp Asp Pro Glu Leu Leu Pro Arg Ala Val His Glu Leu Leu 290 295 300 Arg Trp Cys Gly Pro Val Gln Met Thr Gln Leu Arg Tyr Ala Ser Glu 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Glu Ile Ala Gly Thr Pro Ile Arg Lys Gly Asp Ala Val Gln 325 330 335 Leu Ile Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Phe Asp Pro Arg His Tyr Thr Ala Pro 340 345 350 Glu Arg Leu Asp Leu Thr Arg His Pro Ala Gly His Ala Glu Asn His 355 360 365 Val Gly Phe Gly His Gly Met His Tyr Cys Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Ala 370 375 380 Lys Gln Glu Gly Glu Val Ala Phe Gly Lys Leu Phe Thr His Tyr Pro 385 390 395 400 Glu Leu Ser Leu Ala Val Ala Pro Asp Glu Leu Glu Arg Thr Pro Val 405 410 415 Pro Gly Ser Trp Arg Leu Asp Ser Leu Pro Val Arg Leu Gly 420 425 430 96 18 DNA Streptomyces 96 cgsccsccsc tswssaas 18 97 21 DNA Streptomyces 97 sassgcstts bcccartgyt c 21 98 1266 DNA Streptomyces 98 gtggtcgacg cacaccagac gttcgtcatc gtcgggggtg gcctggccgg cgcaaaggcc 60 gcggagactc tccgcgcgga ggggttcacc ggccgggtga tcctcatctg tgacgagcgc 120 gaccacccgt acgagcgccc cccgctctcc aaggggttcc tgctcggcaa ggaagagcgc 180 gacagcgtgt tcgtccatga gcccgcctgg tacgcccagg cacagatcga actgcacctg 240 ggccagcccg ccgtccgcct cgaccccgag ggcaggaccg tccgcctcgg cgacggcacc 300 ctgatcgcct acgacaagct gctgctggcc accggcgccg aaccgcggcg cctggacatc 360 cccggcaccg gcctggccgg cgtgcaccac ctgcgccgcc tcgcccacgc cgaacggctg 420 cgcggcgtcc tggcctccct cggccgcgac aacggccatc tggtgatcgc cggagccggc 480 tggatcggcc tggaggtcgc cgccgcggcc cgctcctacg gcgccgaggt gaccgtcgtc 540 gaggccgccc cgacgccgct gcacggcatc ctggggcccg aactcggcgg tctgttcacc 600 gatctgcacc gcgagcacgg cgtccgcttc cacttcggcg cccgcttcac cgagatcgtc 660 ggagagggcg gcatggtgct cgccgtgcgc accgacgacg gcgaggaaca ccccgcccac 720 gatgtgctcg ccgcgatcgg cgccgccccg cgcaccgcgc tcgccgaaca ggccgggctg 780 gatctcgccg acccggagac cggcggcggg gtggccgtcg acgcggcgct gcgcacctcc 840 gacccgtaca tctacgccgc cggtgacgtc gccgccgccg accacccgct gctggacacc 900 cggctgcggg tcgaacactg ggccaacgcc ctcaacggcg gcccggccgc cgcccgcgcc 960 atgctcggcc aggacatcag ctacgaccgc atcccgtact tcttctccga ccagtacgac 1020 gtcggcatgg agtactccgg ctacgccccg cccggctcgt acgcccaggt cgtctgccgc 1080 ggcgacgtcg ccaagcggga gttcatcgcc ttctggctgg cggcggacgg ccggctgctc 1140 gcgggcatga acgtcaacgt ctgggacgtc gccgagtcca tccagcaact catccgctcc 1200 ggggcgccgt tggagcccgg cgcactggcc gatccgcagg ttccgctggc ggcactgctc 1260 ccgtag 1266 99 421 PRT Streptomyces 99 Val Val Asp Ala His Gln Thr Phe Val Ile Val Gly Gly Gly Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Gly Ala Lys Ala Ala Glu Thr Leu Arg Ala Glu Gly Phe Thr Gly Arg 20 25 30 Val Ile Leu Ile Cys Asp Glu Arg Asp His Pro Tyr Glu Arg Pro Pro 35 40 45 Leu Ser Lys Gly Phe Leu Leu Gly Lys Glu Glu Arg Asp Ser Val Phe 50 55 60 Val His Glu Pro Ala Trp Tyr Ala Gln Ala Gln Ile Glu Leu His Leu 65 70 75 80 Gly Gln Pro Ala Val Arg Leu Asp Pro Glu Gly Arg Thr Val Arg Leu 85 90 95 Gly Asp Gly Thr Leu Ile Ala Tyr Asp Lys Leu Leu Leu Ala Thr Gly 100 105 110 Ala Glu Pro Arg Arg Leu Asp Ile Pro Gly Thr Gly Leu Ala Gly Val 115 120 125 His His Leu Arg Arg Leu Ala His Ala Glu Arg Leu Arg Gly Val Leu 130 135 140 Ala Ser Leu Gly Arg Asp Asn Gly His Leu Val Ile Ala Gly Ala Gly 145 150 155 160 Trp Ile Gly Leu Glu Val Ala Ala Ala Ala Arg Ser Tyr Gly Ala Glu 165 170 175 Val Thr Val Val Glu Ala Ala Pro Thr Pro Leu His Gly Ile Leu Gly 180 185 190 Pro Glu Leu Gly Gly Leu Phe Thr Asp Leu His Arg Glu His Gly Val 195 200 205 Arg Phe His Phe Gly Ala Arg Phe Thr Glu Ile Val Gly Glu Gly Gly 210 215 220 Met Val Leu Ala Val Arg Thr Asp Asp Gly Glu Glu His Pro Ala His 225 230 235 240 Asp Val Leu Ala Ala Ile Gly Ala Ala Pro Arg Thr Ala Leu Ala Glu 245 250 255 Gln Ala Gly Leu Asp Leu Ala Asp Pro Glu Thr Gly Gly Gly Val Ala 260 265 270 Val Asp Ala Ala Leu Arg Thr Ser Asp Pro Tyr Ile Tyr Ala Ala Gly 275 280 285 Asp Val Ala Ala Ala Asp His Pro Leu Leu Asp Thr Arg Leu Arg Val 290 295 300 Glu His Trp Ala Asn Ala Leu Asn Gly Gly Pro Ala Ala Ala Arg Ala 305 310 315 320 Met Leu Gly Gln Asp Ile Ser Tyr Asp Arg Ile Pro Tyr Phe Phe Ser 325 330 335 Asp Gln Tyr Asp Val Gly Met Glu Tyr Ser Gly Tyr Ala Pro Pro Gly 340 345 350 Ser Tyr Ala Gln Val Val Cys Arg Gly Asp Val Ala Lys Arg Glu Phe 355 360 365 Ile Ala Phe Trp Leu Ala Ala Asp Gly Arg Leu Leu Ala Gly Met Asn 370 375 380 Val Asn Val Trp Asp Val Ala Glu Ser Ile Gln Gln Leu Ile Arg Ser 385 390 395 400 Gly Ala Pro Leu Glu Pro Gly Ala Leu Ala Asp Pro Gln Val Pro Leu 405 410 415 Ala Ala Leu Leu Pro 420 100 1314 DNA Streptomyces 100 atgcccgctg cacgccgccg ccttcgacct ccgcaccgga gcggcgacct gcctgcccgc 60 ccgccgggcc gtgcgcaccc accccgtgac cgtccaggac ggcatgatct acgtccatca 120 cgccgcggag gagggcaccg ccgcatgaag tcggtcgctg tcatcggggc ctcgctggcg 180 ggcctgtacg ccgcgcggtc cctgcgttcc caggggttcg acggccgcct ggtgatcgtc 240 ggggacgagt gccacggccc ctacgaccgg cccccgctgt ccaaggactt cctcaccggc 300 gccaccgacc cgggccgact cgccctggcc gacgccgagg agatcgccga actcgacgcc 360 gaatggctgc tgggcacccg ggccaccggg ctcgacaccg gcggacgcac ggtgctgctc 420 gatggcggcc ggtccctgac caccgacggc gtggtcctcg ccaccggcgc cgccccgcgc 480 ctgctccccg gaccggtgcc cgccggggtc cacaccctgc gcaccctcga cgacgcccag 540 gcgctccgtg cggatctggc gccggcgccg gtccgggtcg tggtgatcgg cggcggcttc 600 atcggcgccg aggtcgcctc gtcctgcgcc gccctaggcc atgacgtcac cgtggtcgag 660 gccgcgccgc tccccctcgt cccccaactc ggccacgcca tggccgagat ctgcgccgcc 720 ctgcatgcgg accacggcgt cacgctgctc accggaaccg gtgtcgcccg gctgcgcagc 780 gagggcgacg gccggcgcgt caccggcgtc gagctgaccg acggccgcct gctccccgcc 840 gacgtggtcg tcgtcggcat cggggtacgc ccccgcaccg cctggctcac ggactccgga 900 ctgccgctcg acgacggtgt gctctgcgac gcgggctgtg tcaccccgct gcccgccgtc 960 gtggccgtcg gcgacgtcgc cagggtggac ggcgcccgtg ccgagcactg gaccagcgcc 1020 accgaacagg ccgccgtggc ggcgcggaac ctgctggccg gcagcaccgt cgcgacccac 1080 cggagcctgc cgtacttctg gtccgaccag tacggcgtcc gcatccagtt cgcgggccac 1140 cggctgccca ccgacacacc gcgcgtcctc gaaggctccc ccgacgaccg cagcttcctc 1200 gcctgttacg aacgggacgg acgcaccacc gcggtgctcg ccctcaaccg gccccgcccc 1260 ttcatgcggc tccgccgcga actcgcccgc accgccctgt cggccaccac ctga 1314 101 437 PRT Streptomyces 101 Met Pro Ala Ala Arg Arg Arg Leu Arg Pro Pro His Arg Ser Gly Asp 1 5 10 15 Leu Pro Ala Arg Pro Pro Gly Arg Ala His Pro Pro Arg Asp Arg Pro 20 25 30 Gly Arg His Asp Leu Arg Pro Ser Arg Arg Gly Gly Gly His Arg Arg 35 40 45 Met Lys Ser Val Ala Val Ile Gly Ala Ser Leu Ala Gly Leu Tyr Ala 50 55 60 Ala Arg Ser Leu Arg Ser Gln Gly Phe Asp Gly Arg Leu Val Ile Val 65 70 75 80 Gly Asp Glu Cys His Gly Pro Tyr Asp Arg Pro Pro Leu Ser Lys Asp 85 90 95 Phe Leu Thr Gly Ala Thr Asp Pro Gly Arg Leu Ala Leu Ala Asp Ala 100 105 110 Glu Glu Ile Ala Glu Leu Asp Ala Glu Trp Leu Leu Gly Thr Arg Ala 115 120 125 Thr Gly Leu Asp Thr Gly Gly Arg Thr Val Leu Leu Asp Gly Gly Arg 130 135 140 Ser Leu Thr Thr Asp Gly Val Val Leu Ala Thr Gly Ala Ala Pro Arg 145 150 155 160 Leu Leu Pro Gly Pro Val Pro Ala Gly Val His Thr Leu Arg Thr Leu 165 170 175 Asp Asp Ala Gln Ala Leu Arg Ala Asp Leu Ala Pro Ala Pro Val Arg 180 185 190 Val Val Val Ile Gly Gly Gly Phe Ile Gly Ala Glu Val Ala Ser Ser 195 200 205 Cys Ala Ala Leu Gly His Asp Val Thr Val Val Glu Ala Ala Pro Leu 210 215 220 Pro Leu Val Pro Gln Leu Gly His Ala Met Ala Glu Ile Cys Ala Ala 225 230 235 240 Leu His Ala Asp His Gly Val Thr Leu Leu Thr Gly Thr Gly Val Ala 245 250 255 Arg Leu Arg Ser Glu Gly Asp Gly Arg Arg Val Thr Gly Val Glu Leu 260 265 270 Thr Asp Gly Arg Leu Leu Pro Ala Asp Val Val Val Val Gly Ile Gly 275 280 285 Val Arg Pro Arg Thr Ala Trp Leu Thr Asp Ser Gly Leu Pro Leu Asp 290 295 300 Asp Gly Val Leu Cys Asp Ala Gly Cys Val Thr Pro Leu Pro Ala Val 305 310 315 320 Val Ala Val Gly Asp Val Ala Arg Val Asp Gly Ala Arg Ala Glu His 325 330 335 Trp Thr Ser Ala Thr Glu Gln Ala Ala Val Ala Ala Arg Asn Leu Leu 340 345 350 Ala Gly Ser Thr Val Ala Thr His Arg Ser Leu Pro Tyr Phe Trp Ser 355 360 365 Asp Gln Tyr Gly Val Arg Ile Gln Phe Ala Gly His Arg Leu Pro Thr 370 375 380 Asp Thr Pro Arg Val Leu Glu Gly Ser Pro Asp Asp Arg Ser Phe Leu 385 390 395 400 Ala Cys Tyr Glu Arg Asp Gly Arg Thr Thr Ala Val Leu Ala Leu Asn 405 410 415 Arg Pro Arg Pro Phe Met Arg Leu Arg Arg Glu Leu Ala Arg Thr Ala 420 425 430 Leu Ser Ala Thr Thr 435 102 1233 DNA Streptomyces 102 atggcccaga acacggcatt catcatcgcg ggagcggggc tggccggggc gaaggccgcg 60 gagacactgc gcgcggaggg cttcggcggc cccgtcctgc tgctgggcga cgagcgcgag 120 cgtccctacg agcggccgcc gctgtccaag ggctacctct tgggcacctc cgagcgggag 180 aaggcgtacg tccatccgcc ccagtggtac gccgagcacg acgtcgatct gcggctgggc 240 aacgccgtca ccgccctcga cccggccggc cacgaggtga ccctcgccga cggcagccgg 300 ctgggctacg ccaagctgct gctggccacc ggctccactc cgcgccggct gccggtgccc 360 ggcgccgacc tcgacggggt ccacacgctg cggtacctgg cggacagcga ccgcctcaag 420 gacctcttcc ggtccgcgtc ccggatcgtg gtgatcggcg gcggctggat cggcctggag 480 accacggccg ccgcgcgtgc ggcgggggtc gaggtgaccg tgctggagtc ggcgccgctg 540 cccctgctgg gggtgctggg ccgcgaggtc gcccaggtct tcgccgatct gcacaccgag 600 cacggtgtcg cgctgcgctg cgacacccag gtcacggaga tcaccggcac gaacggcgcg 660 gtcgacgggg tacggctggc cgacggcacc cggatcgcgg ccgacgcggt gatcgtcggc 720 gtcgggatca cccccaactc cgagacggcc gccgcggccg ggctcaaggt cgacaacggc 780 gtcgtcgtgg acgagcggct gtgctcctcc cacccggaca tctacgccgc cggcgacgtc 840 gccaacgcct accaccccct cctgggcaag cacctccgcg tcgagcactg ggccaacgcc 900 ctccaccagc cgaagaccgc ggcccgggcc atgctgggcg gggaggccgg ctacgaccgg 960 ctgccgtact tcttcaccga ccagtacgac ctgggcatgg agtacacggg gcatgtggag 1020 ccgggcgggt acgaccgcgt ggtgttccgc ggcgacaccg gtgcccgcga gttcatcgcc 1080 ttctggctct ccggcggccg ggtgctggcc gggatgaatg tgaacgtatg ggacgtcacc 1140 gacccgatcc gggccctggt ggcgagcggg cgggccgtgg accccgagcg gctcgccgac 1200 gcggacgtac cgctggcgga tctggtcccc tga 1233 103 410 PRT Streptomyces 103 Met Ala Gln Asn Thr Ala Phe Ile Ile Ala Gly Ala Gly Leu Ala Gly 1 5 10 15 Ala Lys Ala Ala Glu Thr Leu Arg Ala Glu Gly Phe Gly Gly Pro Val 20 25 30 Leu Leu Leu Gly Asp Glu Arg Glu Arg Pro Tyr Glu Arg Pro Pro Leu 35 40 45 Ser Lys Gly Tyr Leu Leu Gly Thr Ser Glu Arg Glu Lys Ala Tyr Val 50 55 60 His Pro Pro Gln Trp Tyr Ala Glu His Asp Val Asp Leu Arg Leu Gly 65 70 75 80 Asn Ala Val Thr Ala Leu Asp Pro Ala Gly His Glu Val Thr Leu Ala 85 90 95 Asp Gly Ser Arg Leu Gly Tyr Ala Lys Leu Leu Leu Ala Thr Gly Ser 100 105 110 Thr Pro Arg Arg Leu Pro Val Pro Gly Ala Asp Leu Asp Gly Val His 115 120 125 Thr Leu Arg Tyr Leu Ala Asp Ser Asp Arg Leu Lys Asp Leu Phe Arg 130 135 140 Ser Ala Ser Arg Ile Val Val Ile Gly Gly Gly Trp Ile Gly Leu Glu 145 150 155 160 Thr Thr Ala Ala Ala Arg Ala Ala Gly Val Glu Val Thr Val Leu Glu 165 170 175 Ser Ala Pro Leu Pro Leu Leu Gly Val Leu Gly Arg Glu Val Ala Gln 180 185 190 Val Phe Ala Asp Leu His Thr Glu His Gly Val Ala Leu Arg Cys Asp 195 200 205 Thr Gln Val Thr Glu Ile Thr Gly Thr Asn Gly Ala Val Asp Gly Val 210 215 220 Arg Leu Ala Asp Gly Thr Arg Ile Ala Ala Asp Ala Val Ile Val Gly 225 230 235 240 Val Gly Ile Thr Pro Asn Ser Glu Thr Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Leu Lys 245 250 255 Val Asp Asn Gly Val Val Val Asp Glu Arg Leu Cys Ser Ser His Pro 260 265 270 Asp Ile Tyr Ala Ala Gly Asp Val Ala Asn Ala Tyr His Pro Leu Leu 275 280 285 Gly Lys His Leu Arg Val Glu His Trp Ala Asn Ala Leu His Gln Pro 290 295 300 Lys Thr Ala Ala Arg Ala Met Leu Gly Gly Glu Ala Gly Tyr Asp Arg 305 310 315 320 Leu Pro Tyr Phe Phe Thr Asp Gln Tyr Asp Leu Gly Met Glu Tyr Thr 325 330 335 Gly His Val Glu Pro Gly Gly Tyr Asp Arg Val Val Phe Arg Gly Asp 340 345 350 Thr Gly Ala Arg Glu Phe Ile Ala Phe Trp Leu Ser Gly Gly Arg Val 355 360 365 Leu Ala Gly Met Asn Val Asn Val Trp Asp Val Thr Asp Pro Ile Arg 370 375 380 Ala Leu Val Ala Ser Gly Arg Ala Val Asp Pro Glu Arg Leu Ala Asp 385 390 395 400 Ala Asp Val Pro Leu Ala Asp Leu Val Pro 405 410 104 1266 DNA Streptomyces 104 gtggtcgacg cacaccagac gttcgtcatc gtcgggggtg gcctggccgg cgcaaaggcc 60 gcggagactc tccgcgcgga agggttcacc ggccgggtga tcctcatctg tgacgagcgc 120 gaccacccgt acgagcgccc cccgctctcc aaggggttcc tgctcggcaa ggaagagcgc 180 gacagcgttt tcgtccacga acccgcctgg tacgcccagg cacagatcga actgcacctg 240 ggccagcccg ccgtccgcct cgaccccgag gcgaagaccg tccgcctcgg cgacggcacc 300 ctgatcgcct acgacaagct gctgctggcc accggcgccg agccgcgccg cctggacatc 360 cccggcaccg gcctggccgg cgtgcaccac ctgcgccgcc tcgcccacgc cgaacggctg 420 cgcggcgtcc tggcctccct cgggcgggac aacgggcatc tggtgatcgc cggcgccggc 480 tggatcggcc tggaggtcgc cgccgcggcc cgctcctacg gcgccgaggt caccgtcgtc 540 gaggccgccc cgacaccgct gcacggcatc ctggggcccg aactcggcgg cctgttcacc 600 gaactgcacc gcgcacacgg cgtgcgcttc cacttcggcg cccgtttcac cgagatcgtc 660 ggacaggacg gcatggtgct cgccgtgcgc accgacgacg gcgaggagca ccccgcccac 720 gacgtgctcg ccgcgatcgg cgccgccccg cgcaccgcac tcgccgaaca ggccggactc 780 gacctcgccg acccggaggc cggcggcggc gtggccgtcg acgcgacgct gcgcacctcc 840 gacccgtaca tctacgccgc cggcgacgtg gccgccgccg accaccccct cctggacacc 900 cggctgcgcg tcgaacactg ggccaacgcc ctcaacggcg gcccggccgc cgcgcgcgcc 960 atgctcggcc aggacatcag ctacgaccgc gtcccgtact tcttctccga ccagtacgac 1020 gtcggcatgg agtactccgg ctacgccccg cccggctcct acgcacaggt cgtctgccgc 1080 ggcgacgtcg ccaaacggga gttcatcgcg ttctggctcg gcgaggacgg acggctgctc 1140 gcggggatga acgtcaacgt ctgggacgtc gccgaaacca tccagcaact catccgcggc 1200 ggggtgcggt tggagcccgg cgagctggct gatccggagg ttccgctgac ctcactgctc 1260 ccgtag 1266 105 421 PRT Streptomyces 105 Val Val Asp Ala His Gln Thr Phe Val Ile Val Gly Gly Gly Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Gly Ala Lys Ala Ala Glu Thr Leu Arg Ala Glu Gly Phe Thr Gly Arg 20 25 30 Val Ile Leu Ile Cys Asp Glu Arg Asp His Pro Tyr Glu Arg Pro Pro 35 40 45 Leu Ser Lys Gly Phe Leu Leu Gly Lys Glu Glu Arg Asp Ser Val Phe 50 55 60 Val His Glu Pro Ala Trp Tyr Ala Gln Ala Gln Ile Glu Leu His Leu 65 70 75 80 Gly Gln Pro Ala Val Arg Leu Asp Pro Glu Ala Lys Thr Val Arg Leu 85 90 95 Gly Asp Gly Thr Leu Ile Ala Tyr Asp Lys Leu Leu Leu Ala Thr Gly 100 105 110 Ala Glu Pro Arg Arg Leu Asp Ile Pro Gly Thr Gly Leu Ala Gly Val 115 120 125 His His Leu Arg Arg Leu Ala His Ala Glu Arg Leu Arg Gly Val Leu 130 135 140 Ala Ser Leu Gly Arg Asp Asn Gly His Leu Val Ile Ala Gly Ala Gly 145 150 155 160 Trp Ile Gly Leu Glu Val Ala Ala Ala Ala Arg Ser Tyr Gly Ala Glu 165 170 175 Val Thr Val Val Glu Ala Ala Pro Thr Pro Leu His Gly Ile Leu Gly 180 185 190 Pro Glu Leu Gly Gly Leu Phe Thr Glu Leu His Arg Ala His Gly Val 195 200 205 Arg Phe His Phe Gly Ala Arg Phe Thr Glu Ile Val Gly Gln Asp Gly 210 215 220 Met Val Leu Ala Val Arg Thr Asp Asp Gly Glu Glu His Pro Ala His 225 230 235 240 Asp Val Leu Ala Ala Ile Gly Ala Ala Pro Arg Thr Ala Leu Ala Glu 245 250 255 Gln Ala Gly Leu Asp Leu Ala Asp Pro Glu Ala Gly Gly Gly Val Ala 260 265 270 Val Asp Ala Thr Leu Arg Thr Ser Asp Pro Tyr Ile Tyr Ala Ala Gly 275 280 285 Asp Val Ala Ala Ala Asp His Pro Leu Leu Asp Thr Arg Leu Arg Val 290 295 300 Glu His Trp Ala Asn Ala Leu Asn Gly Gly Pro Ala Ala Ala Arg Ala 305 310 315 320 Met Leu Gly Gln Asp Ile Ser Tyr Asp Arg Val Pro Tyr Phe Phe Ser 325 330 335 Asp Gln Tyr Asp Val Gly Met Glu Tyr Ser Gly Tyr Ala Pro Pro Gly 340 345 350 Ser Tyr Ala Gln Val Val Cys Arg Gly Asp Val Ala Lys Arg Glu Phe 355 360 365 Ile Ala Phe Trp Leu Gly Glu Asp Gly Arg Leu Leu Ala Gly Met Asn 370 375 380 Val Asn Val Trp Asp Val Ala Glu Thr Ile Gln Gln Leu Ile Arg Gly 385 390 395 400 Gly Val Arg Leu Glu Pro Gly Glu Leu Ala Asp Pro Glu Val Pro Leu 405 410 415 Thr Ser Leu Leu Pro 420 

1. A purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.
 2. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, comprising a nucleic acid sequence that is at least 66% identical to SEQ ID NO:
 1. 3. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 33, and SEQ ID NO: 94:
 4. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is isolated from a Streptomyces strain.
 5. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 4, wherein the Streptomyces strain is selected from the group consisting of Streptomyces lydicus, Streptomyces platensis, Streptomyces chattanoogensis, Streptomyces kasugaensis, and Streptomyces rimosus and Streptomyces albofaciens.
 6. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 further comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a tag which is linked to the P450 monooxygenase via a covalent bond.
 7. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 6, wherein the tag is selected from the group consisting of a His tag, a GST tag, an HA tag, a HSV tag, a Myc-tag, and VSV-G-Tag.
 8. A purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide that exhibits an enzymatic activity of a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes the alcohol at position 4″ of a compound of formula (II), in free form or in salt form

wherein R₁-R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and the bonds marked with A, B, C, D, E and F indicate, independently of each other, that two adjacent carbon atoms are connected by a double bond, a single bond, a single bond and a epoxide bridge of the formula

or a single bond and a methylene bridge of the formula

including an E/Z isomer, a mixture of E/Z isomers, and/or a tautomer thereof; in order to produce a compound of the formula (III), in free form or in salt form

in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the meanings given for formula (II).
 9. A purified P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.
 10. The purified P450 monooxygenase of claim 9, comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 50% identical to SEQ ID NO:
 2. 11. The purified P450 monooxygenase of claim 9, comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 34, and SEQ ID NO:
 95. 12. The purified P450 monooxygenase of claim 9, further comprising a tag.
 13. The purified P450 monooxygenase of claim 12, wherein the tag is selected from the group consisting of a His tag, a GST tag, an HA tag, a HSV tag, a Myc-tag, and VSV-G-Tag.
 14. A purified polypeptide that exhibits an enzymatic activity of a P450 monooxygenase and that regioselectively oxidizes the alcohol at position 4″ of a compound of formula (II), in free form or in salt form

wherein R₁R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and the bonds marked with A, B, C, D, E and F indicate, independently of each other, that two adjacent carbon atoms are connected by a double bond, a single bond, a single bond and a epoxide bridge of the formula

or a single bond and a nethylene bridge of the formula

including a E/Z isomer, a mixture of E/Z isomers, and/or a tautomer thereof; in order to produce a compound of the formula (III), in free form or in salt form

in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the meanings given for formula (II).
 15. A binding agent that specifically binds to the P450 monooxygenase of claim 9,
 16. The binding agent of claim 15, wherein the binding agent is an antibody.
 17. The binding agent of claim 16, wherein the antibody is selected from the group consisting of a polyclonal antibody and a monoclonal antibody.
 18. A family of P450 monooxygenase polypeptides, wherein each member of the family regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.
 19. The family of claim 18, wherein each member of the family comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 50% identical to SEQ ID NO:
 2. 20. A family of polypeptides exhibiting an enzymatic activity of a P450 monooxygenase, wherein each member of the family regioselectively oxidizes the alcohol at position 4′ of a compound of formula (II), in free form or in salt form

wherein R₁-R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and the bonds marked with A, B, C, D, E and F indicate, independently of each other, that two adjacent carbon atoms are connected by a double bond, a single bond, a single bond and a epoxide bridge of the formula

or a single bond and a methylene bridge of the formula

including an E/Z isomer, a mixture of E/Z isomers, and/or a tautomer thereof; in order to produce a compound of the formula (III), in free form or in salt form

in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the meanings given for formula (II).
 21. A cell genetically engineered to comprise a nucleic acid molecule encoding a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.
 22. The cell of claim 21, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is positioned for expression in the cell.
 23. The cell of claim 21 further comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin protein.
 24. The cell of claim 21, wherein the cell is a genetically engineered Streptomyces strain cell.
 25. The cell of claim 24, wherein the cell is a genetically engineered Streptomyces lividans strain.
 26. The cell of claim 25, wherein the cell has NRRL Designation No. B-30478.
 27. The cell of claim 21, wherein the cell is a genetically engineered Pseudomonas sstrain.
 28. The cell of claim 27, wherein the cell is a genetically engineered Pseudomonas putida strain.
 29. The cell of claim 28, wherein the strain has NRRL Designation No.B-30479.
 30. The cell of claim 21, wherein the cell is a genetically engineered Escherichia coli strain.
 31. The cell of claim 21, further comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin reductase protein.
 32. The cell of claim 21, further comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin protein and a nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin reductase protein.
 33. A purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is isolated from a Streptomyces strain comprising a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.
 34. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 33, comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 35 and SEQ ID NO:
 37. 35. A purified ferredoxin protein, wherein the ferredoxin protein is isolated from a Streptomyces strain comprising a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.
 36. The ferredoxin protein of claim 35, comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 36 and SEQ ID NO:
 38. 37. A purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a ferredoxin reductase, wherein the nucleic acid molecule is isolated from a Streptomyces strain comprising a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.
 38. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 37, comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 98, SEQ ID NO: 100, SEQ ID NO: 102, and SEQ ID NO:
 104. 39. A purified ferredoxin reductase protein, wherein the ferredoxin reductase protein is isolated from a Streptomyces strain comprising a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.
 40. The ferredoxin reductase protein of claim 39, comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 99, SEQ ID NO: 101, SEQ ID NO: 103, and SEQ ID NO:
 105. 41. A method for making avermectin, comprising adding a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin to a reaction mixture comprising avermectin and incubating the reaction mixture under conditions that allow the P450 monooxygenase to regioselectively oxidize avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.
 42. The method of claim 41, wherein the reaction mixture further comprises a ferredoxin protein.
 43. The method of claim 41, wherein the reaction mixture further comprises a ferredoxin reductase protein.
 44. A method for the preparation a compound of the formula (I), in free form or in salt form

in which R₁-R₉ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and the bonds marked with A, B, C, D, E and F indicate, independently of each other, that two adjacent carbon atoms are connected by a double bond, a single bond, a single bond and a epoxide bridge of the formula

or a single bond and a methylene bridge of the formula

including an E/Z isomer, a mixture of E/Z isomers, and/or a tautomer thereof; which process comprises 1) bringing a compound of the formula (II), in free form or in salt form

wherein R₁, R₂, R₃, R_(4,) R₅, R₆, and R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; and m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the same meanings as given for formula (I) above, into contact with a polypeptide that regioselectively oxidizes the alcohol at position 4″ in order to form a compound of the formula (III), in free form or in salt form

in which R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, R₆, and R₇ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; and m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the meanings given for formula (I); and 2) reacting the compound of the formula (III) with an amine of the formula HN(R₈)R₉, wherein R₈ and R₉ have the same meanings as given for formula (I), in the presence of a reducing agent.
 45. The method of claim 44, wherein in the compound of formula (I), n is 1; m is 1; A is a double bond; B is single bond or a double bond; C is a double bond; D is a single bond; E is a double bond; F is a double bond, or a single bond and a epoxy bridge, or a single bond and a methylene bridge; R₁, R₂ and R₃ are H; R₄ is methyl; R₅ is C₁-Cl₁₀-alkyl, C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl or C₂-C₁₀-alkenyl; R₆ is H; R₇ is OH; R₈ and R₉ are independently of each other H; C₁-C₁₀-alkyl or C₁-C₁₀-acyl, or together form —(CH₂)_(q)—, where q is 4, 5 or
 6. 46. The method of claim 44, wherein in the compound of formula (I), n is 1; m is 1; A, B, C, E and F are double bonds; D is a single bond; R₁, R₂, and R₃ are H; R₄ is methyl; R₅ is s-butyl or isopropyl; R₆ is H; R₇ is OH; R₈ is methyl; and R₉ is H.
 47. A method for the preparation of a compound of the formula (III), in free form or in salt form

in which R₁-R₉ represent, independently of each other hydrogen or a substituent; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and the bonds marked with A, B, C, D, E and F indicate, independently of each other, that two adjacent carbon atoms are connected by a double bond, a single bond, a single bond and a epoxide bridge of the formula

or a single bond and a methylene bridge of the formula

including an E/Z isomer, a mixture of E/Z isomers, and/or a tautomer thereof, which process comprises bringing a compound of the formula (II), in free form or in salt form

wherein R₁-R₇, m, n, A, B, C, D, E and F have the same meanings as given for formula (III) into contact with a polypeptide that regioselectively oxidizes the alcohol at position 4″, maintaining said contact for a time sufficient for the oxidation reaction to occur and isolating and purifying the compound of formula (III).
 48. A formulation for making avermectin comprising a P450 monooxygenase that regioselectively oxidizes avermectin to 4″-keto-avermectin.
 49. The formulation of claim 44 further comprising a ferredoxin protein.
 50. The formulation of claim 44 further comprising a ferredoxin reductase protein. 